Isaiah 13:11:3Isa.13.11.W3TAB

רָעָ֔ה

raa

evil

Transliteration
ra-A
Extended
rah-AA
IPA
/raːˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
evil

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Result
רָ + עָ֔ה
ra + a
raa

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-A

  2. clause

    u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM

  3. 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 contextIsaiah 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.