Job 20:12:3Job.20.12.W3TAB
רָעָ֑ה
raah
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-AH
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
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-AH
- clause
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH
- sentence
im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH ya-khe-KHI-den-NA TA-khat le-sho-NO
Exegesis
The verb is grammatically feminine, matching raah {רָעָ֑ה | rāʿâ} ‘evil/wickedness’ as its implicit subject; the imagery portrays evil as something that can “taste sweet.”
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–ayin–ayin
“evil, harm”
In context — Job 20:12
If evil is sweet in his mouth, he hides it under his tongue.
About this coordinate
Job 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 20:12, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֑ה (raah) 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 Job.20.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.12.W3.S1) and character.