Jeremiah 15:11:11Jer.15.11.W11TAB
רָעָ֛ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
be-ET ra-A
- clause
im-LO hif-ga-TI ve-KHA be-ET ra-A u-ve-ET tsa-RA et-ha-o-YEV
- sentence
a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH im-LO she-ru-TE-kha she-ri-TI-kha le-TOV im-LO hif-ga-TI ve-KHA be-ET ra-A u-ve-ET tsa-RA et-ha-o-YEV
Exegesis
The second clause uses the Hiphil perfect hifgati {הִפְגַעְתִּי | hif-gaʿ-tî} ‘I have caused to entreat’ with bekha {בְּךָ | bə-ḵā} ‘in you’ and the temporal phrases be-et raah {בְּעֵת רָעָה | bə-ʿêt rā-ʿāh} ‘in the time of evil’ and u-ve-et tsarah {וּבְעֵת צָרָה | û-ḇə-ʿêt ṣā-rāh} ‘and in time of distress’.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–ayin
“evil, wickedness”
In context — Jeremiah 15:11
The LORD said, "Surely I will set you free ; surely I will cause the enemy to plead with you in the time of evil and in the time of distress."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 15:11, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֛ה (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 Jer.15.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.11.W11.S1) and character.