Ezekiel 20:44:10Ezek.20.44.W10TAB
הָרָעִים֙
haraim
“the evil ones”
- Transliteration
- ha-ra-IM
- Extended
- haa-rah-IHM
- IPA
- /haːraˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil ones
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ra-IM
- clause
LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The parallel phrases lo kədarkheikhem hara‘im {לֹא כְּדַרְכֵיכֶם הָרָעִים | lōʾ kə-ḏar-khei-khem hā-rā-ʾîm} and weka‘aliloteikhem hanishchatôt {וְכַעֲלִילוֹתֵיכֶם הַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת | wə-ka-ʿă-li-lo-tê-khem ha-niš-ḥā-ṭōt} use synonymous parallelism to contrast divine mercy with human corruption.
Root and etymology
h-r
“mountain, hill”
In context — Ezekiel 20:44
And you will know that I am the LORD when I deal with you for the sake of my name , not according to your evil ways or your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:44:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 20:44, so the Hebrew word הָרָעִים֙ (haraim) 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 Ezek.20.44.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.44.W10.S1) and character.