Jeremiah 23:17:16Jer.23.17.W16TAB
רָעָֽה׃
raa
“evil or calamity”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil or calamity
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
ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
The final phrase amru lo-tavo aleykhem raʿah {אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה | ʾām-rû lōʾ-tā-vō ʿă-lē-khem rāʿāh} expresses an unfounded guarantee, with lo-tavo applied to raʿah to indicate that no harm will befall the hearers.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, disaster”
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word רָעָֽה׃ (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.23.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W16.S1) and character.