Jeremiah 21:10:6Jer.21.10.W6TAB
לְרָעָ֛ה
leraa
“for harm”
- Transliteration
- le-ra-A
- Extended
- leh-raa-AA
- IPA
- /ləraːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for harm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A
- clause
KI SAM-ti PA-nai ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A ve-LO le-to-VA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI SAM-ti PA-nai ba-IR ha-ZOT le-ra-A ve-LO le-to-VA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-ME-lekh ba-VEL tin-na-TEN u-se-ra-FA ba-ESH
Exegesis
The series leraʿah {לְרָעָה | lə-rāʿāh} ‘for harm’ contrasted with velo letovah {וְלֹא לְטוֹבָה | wə-lōʾ lə-ṭōḇāh} ‘and not for good’ establishes the destructive purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–he
“harm, evil”
In context — Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD ; it will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and it will be consumed by fire.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 21:10, so the Hebrew word לְרָעָ֛ה (leraa) 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.21.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.10.W6.S1) and character.