2 Kings 21:9:62 Kgs.21.9.W6TAB
אֶת־הָרָ֔ע
ethara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-RA
- Extended
- EHT-haa-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA
- clause
va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct la’asot {לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la-ʿăšôṯ} with et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} governs hara {הָרָ֔ע | hārā‘}, a definite noun of moral wrongdoing.
Root and etymology
RootResh, Ayin, Ayin
“evil”
In context — 2 Kings 21:9
But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָרָ֔ע (ethara) 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.21.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.9.W6.S1) and character.