Genesis 48:16:4Gen.48.16.W4TAB
מִכָּל־רָ֗ע
mikolra
“from all evil”
- Transliteration
- mi-kol-RA
- Extended
- mih-kohl-RAA
- IPA
- /mik.kɔl.ˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from all evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-kol-RA
- clause
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK
- sentence
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK ve-yid-GU la-ROV be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The direct object marker oti {אֹתִי | ʾōtî} personalizes deliverance, followed by the min–kol construction mikkol-ra {מִכָּל־רָע | mi-kol-rāʿ}, expressing comprehensive deliverance.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-ʿresh–ayin–ayin
“evil, bad, displeasing”
In context — Genesis 48:16
The angel who has redeemed me from all evil—may He bless these young men. May my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, abide with them, and may they multiply abundantly in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 48:16, so the Hebrew word מִכָּל־רָ֗ע (mikolra) 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 Gen.48.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.16.W4.S1) and character.