2 Samuel 18:32:172 Sam.18.32.W17TAB
לְרָ֣עָה׃
leraa
“for evil or harm”
- Transliteration
- le-ra-A
- Extended
- leh-raa-AA
- IPA
- /ləraːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for evil or harm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ra-A
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-ha-KU-shi ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
Exegesis
The construct chain oyvei adoni hamelech {אֹיְבֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾō-yvā-yê ʾă-dō-nî ham-mé-lekh} ‘enemies of my lord the king’ tightens allegiance and hostility, and the relative clause asher kamu aleikha leraʿah {אֲשֶׁר קָמוּ עָלֶיךָ לְרָעָה | ʾă-šer kā-mū ʿā-lē-khā lə-rā-ʿāh} specifies hostile intent, guiding the English to preserve the sequence and emphasis.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-h
“evil, harm”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:32
And the king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man, with Absalom?” And the Cushite said, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:32:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 18:32, so the Hebrew word לְרָ֣עָה׃ (leraa) 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.18.32.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.32.W17.S1) and character.