Daniel 9:14:3Dan.9.14.W3TAB

עַל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה

alharaaa

over the calamity

Transliteration
al-ha-ra-AA
Extended
ahl-hah-rah-AAH
IPA
/ʕal.haː.raˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
over the calamity

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עַל + הָ֣ + רָ + עָ֔ה
al + ha + ra + aa
alharaaa

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    al-ha-ra-AA

  2. clause

    va-yish-KOD ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ra-AA va-ye-vi-E-ha a-LE-nu

  3. sentence

    va-yish-KOD ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ra-AA va-ye-vi-E-ha a-LE-nu kee-tsa-DEEK ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu al-kol-ma-a-SAAV a-SHER a-SA ve-LO sha-MA-nu be-ko-LO

Exegesis

The noun hā-rā-ʿāh {הָרָעָה | hā-rā-ʿāh} ‘the calamity’ is definite, highlighting a particular disaster which is then personalized by the feminine singular suffix in wa-yə-ḇiʾ-ê-hā {וַיְבִיאֶהָ | wa-yə-ḇiʾ-ê-hā} ‘and he brought it,’ connecting agency to the LORD’s purposes.

Root and etymology

Rootr-ʿ-ʿ

evil, calamity

In contextDaniel 9:14

Therefore the LORD watched over the calamity and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He has done; yet we did not listen to His voice.

About this coordinate

Daniel 9:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 9:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה (alharaaa) 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 Dan.9.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.14.W3.S1) and character.