Jeremiah 18:10:3Jer.18.10.W3TAB
הָרַע֙
hara
“the evil”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- hah-RAA
- IPA
- /haˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA
- clause
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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 18:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:10, so the Hebrew word הָרַע֙ (hara) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.10.W3.S1) and character.