2 Samuel 17:14:212 Sam.17.14.W21TAB
אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃
etharaa
“{direct object} the evil or the harm”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ra-A
- Extended
- eet-haa-rah-AA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the evil or the harm
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ra-A
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA le-ha-FER et-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel hat-to-VA le-va-a-VUR ha-VI ye-ho-VAH el-av-sha-LOM et-ha-ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL to-VA a-TSAT khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI me-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel va-ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA le-ha-FER et-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel hat-to-VA le-va-a-VUR ha-VI ye-ho-VAH el-av-sha-LOM et-ha-ra-A
Exegesis
The purpose clause ləvaʿăbur hāḇî Yəhōwāh ʾel-Avšālōm ʾet-hārāʿāh {לְבַעֲבוּר הָבִיא יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹם אֶת־הָרָעָה | ləvaʿăbur hāḇî Yəhōwāh ʾel-Avšālōם ʾet-hārָאָה} ‘so that the LORD might bring calamity on Absalom’ underscores divine sovereignty. The English rendition splits the Hebrew clauses to preserve narrative clarity and reflect theological causality.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“evil, harm”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” The LORD commanded the frustration of Ahithophel’s good counsel in order to bring disaster upon Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:14:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Samuel 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃ (etharaa) 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 Sam.17.14.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.14.W21.S1) and character.