Jeremiah 23:10:14Jer.23.10.W14TAB
רָעָ֔ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /rɔːˈʕaː/
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
- clause
vat-te-HI me-ru-tsa-TAM ra-A u-ge-vu-ra-TAM lo-KHEN
- sentence
KI me-na-a-FIM mal-A ha-A-rets ki-mip-ne a-LA av-la ha-A-rets yav-SHU ne-OT mid-BAR vat-te-HI me-ru-tsa-TAM ra-A u-ge-vu-ra-TAM lo-KHEN
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol vattehi {וַתְּהִי | wattəhî} ‘and it became’ shifts to human actions: merutsatam {מְרוּצָתָם | mərûṣātām} ‘their running’ and raah {רָעָה | rāʿāh} ‘evil’ emphasize moral deviation, while ugevuratam {וּגְבוּרָתָם | ūgəḇûrātām} ‘their might’ with lo-ken {לֹא־כֵן | lōʾ-kēn} ‘not so’ pronounces a final judgment.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“to act wickedly”
In context — Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is filled with adulterers; because of the curse the land grieves, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their path is evil, and their strength is not right.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:10, 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.23.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.10.W14.S1) and character.