Deuteronomy 19:20:8Deut.19.20.W8TAB

הָרָ֛ע

hara

evil

Transliteration
ha-RA
Extended
hah-RAA
IPA
/haːˈraʕ/

Meaning by language

English
evil

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רָ֛ע
ha + ra
hara

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-da-VAR ha-RA

  3. clause

    ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-nish-a-REEM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA

Root and etymology

r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh

friend, neighbor

In contextDeuteronomy 19:20

And the ones remaining will hear and will fear , and they will not again do such an evil thing as this in your midst.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 19:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 19:20, so the Hebrew word הָרָ֛ע (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.19.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.20.W8.S1) and character.