Judges 15:3:10Judg.15.3.W10TAB

רָעָֽה׃

raa

harm

Transliteration
ra-A
Extended
raa-AA
IPA
/raːˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
harm

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Result
רָ + עָֽה׃
ra + a
raa

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-A

  2. clause

    ki-O-se a-NI im-MAM ra-A

  3. 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 contextJudges 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.