Jeremiah 23:12:12Jer.23.12.W12TAB
רָעָ֛ה
raa
“evil or disaster”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil or disaster
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
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-VI a-le-HEM ra-A
- clause
ki-a-VI a-le-HEM ra-A she-NAT pe-kud-da-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN yih-ye dar-KAM la-HEM kha-kha-lak-la-KOT ba-a-fe-LA yid-da-KHU ve-na-FLU VAH ki-a-VI a-le-HEM ra-A she-NAT pe-kud-da-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki-avi aleihem raah {כִּי־אָבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם רָעָה | kî-ʾā-vîʾ ʿă-lê-hem rā-ʿāh} ties divine initiative directly to the calamity.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-ʿ
“evil, disaster”
In context — Jeremiah 23:12
Therefore their way will be to them like a slick path in the darkness; they will be driven on and will fall there, for I will bring calamity upon them—the year of their visitation , declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 23:12, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֛ה (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.23.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.12.W12.S1) and character.