Isaiah 13:11:3Isa.13.11.W3TAB
רָעָ֔ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- rah-AA
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ra-A
- clause
u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrases al-te-vêl rā-ʿāh {עַל־תֵּבֵל רָעָה | ʿal-tê-vêl rā-ʿāh} and wə-ʿal-re-šā-ʿîm ă-vō-nām {וְעַל־רְשָׁעִים עֲוֺנָם | wə-ʿal-re-šā-ʿîm ă-vō-nām} specify the scope of punishment.
In context — Isaiah 13:11
And I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will bring low the haughtiness of the ruthless .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֔ה (raa) 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 Isa.13.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.11.W3.S1) and character.