Jeremiah 23:11:6Jer.23.11.W6TAB
רָעָתָ֖ם
raatam
“their evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-a-TAM
- Extended
- raa-ah-TAHM
- IPA
- /raː.ʕaːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their 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' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-a-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM
- clause
gam-be-VE-ti ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN kha-NE-fu gam-be-VE-ti ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct noun ra‘atam {רָעָתָם | rā-ʿā-ṯām} ‘their evil’ joins evil with a plural possessor.
Root and etymology
r-ʿresh–ayin
“friend”
In context — Jeremiah 23:11
For both the prophet and the priest have acted corruptly ; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:11, so the Hebrew word רָעָתָ֖ם (raatam) 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.23.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.11.W6.S1) and character.