Judges 15:3:10Judg.15.3.W10TAB
רָעָֽה׃
raa
“harm”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AA
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- harm
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
ki-O-se a-NI im-MAM ra-A
- sentence
va-yo-MER la-HEM shim-sHON ni-KEI-ti ha-PA-am mi-pe-lish-TIM ki-O-se a-NI im-MAM ra-A
Exegesis
The noun rāʿāh {רָעָֽה | rāʿāh} functions as the direct object denoting the injurious act, emphasizing the tension between his claimed innocence and threatened retribution.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“evil, harm”
In context — Judges 15:3
And Samson said to them, “This time I am blameless toward the Philistines, even if I inflict harm upon them.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 15:3, 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 Judg.15.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.3.W10.S1) and character.