Jeremiah 18:10:2Jer.18.10.W2TAB

הרעה

haraa

the evil

Transliteration
ha-ra-A
Extended
hah-rah-AH
IPA
/ha.raˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
the evil

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ra-A

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA

  3. clause

    ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI

  4. sentence

    ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-to-VA a-SHER a-MAR-ti le-HEI-tiv o-TO

Exegesis

The noun hara {הָרַע֙ | hā-raʿ} ‘evil’ functions as the direct object within the prepositional phrase beeinai {בְּעֵינַ֔י | bə-ʿê-nāy} ‘in my eyes,’ expressing divine perspective.

Root and etymology

Rootresh–ayin

evil

In contextJeremiah 18:10

If it does evil in My eyes and will not listen to My voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do for it.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:10, so the Hebrew word הרעה (haraa) 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.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.10.W2.S1) and character.