Deuteronomy 17:7:10Deut.17.7.W10TAB
הָרָ֖ע
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- hah-RAA
- IPA
- /haˈraʕ/
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
u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA
- clause
u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-kir-be-KHA
- sentence
YAD ha-e-DIM ti-he-ye-BO ba-ri-sho-NAH la-ha-mi-TO ve-YAD kol-ha-AM ba-a-ha-ro-NAH u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-kir-be-KHA
Exegesis
Finally, ū-viʿārtā hārāʿ miqqirbĕḵā {וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ | ū-viʿārtā hārāʿ miqqirbĕḵā} “and you shall purge the evil from your midst” states the covenantal command, with the Piel perfect conveying a completed action imperative. This legal sequential structure emphasizes due process and community purification.
Root and etymology
r-‘resh–ayin
“evil”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:7
The hand of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people; so you shall purge the evil from your midst .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 17:7, so the Hebrew word הָרָ֖ע (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.17.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.7.W10.S1) and character.