2 Kings 21:12:82 Kgs.21.12.W8TAB
רָעָ֔ה
raa
“disaster, evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- disaster, evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
me-VI ra-A
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
Exegesis
The Hiphil participle mevi {מֵבִיא | mē-vî} ‘bringing’ conveys causation, and the noun ra'ah {רָעָה | rā-ʿāh} ‘disaster’ specifies the divine judgment.
Root and etymology
“evil, adversity”
In context — 2 Kings 21:12
Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah so that all who hear of it will have both ears tingle.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֔ה (raa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.21.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.12.W8.S1) and character.