Exodus 23:2:3Exod.23.2.W3TAB
לְרָעֹ֑ת
leraot
“for evil”
- Transliteration
- le-ra-OT
- Extended
- leh-rah-OHT
- IPA
- /lə.raː.ˈʕoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-ra-OT
- clause
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT
- sentence
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase acharei rabbim {אַחֲרֵי־רַבִּים | ʾaḥ·rê-rab-bîm} 'after a multitude' sets the social influence, paired with le-raot {לְרָעֹת | lə-rā·ʿōṯ} 'to do evil' indicating the prohibited action.
In context — Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the multitude in evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute by following the majority to pervert justice .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:2, so the Hebrew word לְרָעֹ֑ת (leraot) 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 Exod.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.2.W3.S1) and character.