2 Kings 21:20:22 Kgs.21.20.W2TAB
הָרַ֖ע
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- haa-RAH
- IPA
- /haːˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ha-RA
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
Exegesis
The noun hara {הָרַ֖ע | hārāʾ} ‘the evil’ carries the definite article, signaling a recognized moral standard.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ
“evil, bad”
In context — 2 Kings 21:20
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as Manasseh his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 21:20, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֖ע (hara) 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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.20.W2.S1) and character.