Deuteronomy 13:11:7Deut.13.11.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:12
הָרָֽע
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- hah-RAA
- IPA
- /haˈraː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-RA ha-ZO
- clause
ve-KOL-YIS-ra-EL yish-MU ve-yi-RA-UN ve-LO-YO-si-FU la-a-SOT ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZO
- sentence
ve-KOL-YIS-ra-EL yish-MU ve-yi-RA-UN ve-LO-YO-si-FU la-a-SOT ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZO be-keer-be-KHEM
Exegesis
The comparative phrase kadavar hara hazeh {כַּדָּבָר הָרַע הַזֶּה | ka-ḏā-var hā-rāʿ ha-z-zeh} ‘as this evil thing’ uses kadavar as a comparative marker, while bekirbekha {בְּקִרְבְּךָ | bə-qir-bê-khā} ‘in your midst’ specifies the communal context. The vav-imperfect sequence conveys anticipated communal response, and the decisive negation in velo-yosifu underscores the absolute ban. The English translation preserves the Hebrew verb sequence, comparative structure, and locative emphasis by rendering the infinitive as a full clause and the prepositional phrase as a locative complement.
Root and etymology
r-ʿresh-ayin
“evil, badness”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:11
And all Israel will hear and will fear , and they will not continue to do such an evil thing as this in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 13:11, so the Hebrew word הָרָֽע (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 Deut.13.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.11.W7.S1) and character.