2 Kings 23:37:22 Kgs.23.37.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 ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The noun hāraʿ {הָרַע | hāraʿ} ‘the evil’ is definite, intensifying moral condemnation.
Root and etymology
“evil”
In context — 2 Kings 23:37
And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as all that his fathers had done .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:37, 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.23.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.37.W2.S1) and character.