Jeremiah 17:18:12Jer.17.18.W12TAB
רָעָ֔ה
raa
“of disaster or evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of disaster or 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
YOM ra-A
- clause
ha-VI a-le-HEM YOM ra-A u-mish-NE shi-ba-RON shav-REM
- sentence
ye-VO-SHU ro-de-FAI ve-AL-e-VO-sha a-NI ye-KHA-TO HE-ma ve-AL-e-KHA-ta a-NI ha-VI a-le-HEM YOM ra-A u-mish-NE shi-ba-RON shav-REM
Exegesis
The construct chain yom raʿah {יוֹם רָעָה | yōm rā-ʿāh} ‘day of evil’ signals prophetic judgment, and u-mishneh shibbaron {וּמִשְׁנֶה שִׁבָּרוֹן | û-miš-neh ši-bā-rôn} ‘double destruction’ uses repetition for intensified retribution.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Ayin–Heh
“evil, disaster”
In context — Jeremiah 17:18
Let my pursuers be put to shame, but let me not be put to shame . Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed . Bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:18, 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 Jer.17.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.18.W12.S1) and character.