Deuteronomy 23:9:7Deut.23.9.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:10
רָע׃
ra
“evil”
- Transliteration
- RA
- Extended
- RAH
- IPA
- /raː/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
RA
- sentence
ki-te-TSE ma-kha-NEH al-o-ye-VE-kha ve-nish-MAR-ta mi-KOL da-VAR RA
Exegesis
The subsequent phrase mikkāl-dāvar {מִכָּל־דָּבָר | mikkāl-dā·var} ‘from every thing’ and the adjective rāʿ {רָע | rāʿ} ‘evil’ delineate the scope of moral vigilance. The Hebrew verb-final subordinate clause emphasizes context before obligation, while the English translation restores a subject-verb-object order to maintain clarity and focus on moral readiness in a military campaign.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ע
“bad, evil, harmful”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:9
When your camp goes out to fight your enemies, you must be on guard against everything evil .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 23:9, so the Hebrew word רָע׃ (ra) 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.23.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.9.W7.S1) and character.