Numbers 14:27:3Num.14.27.W3TAB
הָֽרָעָה֙
haraah
“the wicked”
- Transliteration
- ha-ra-AH
- Extended
- haa-rah-AAH
- IPA
- /ha.raˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wicked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-ra-AH
- phraseyour reading level
la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH
- clause
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
It continues with laʿedah haraʿah hazot {לָעֵדָ֤ה הָרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את | lā-ʿēdāh hā-rāʿāh haz-zōṯ} ‘to the evil congregation, this’, where the definite article and demonstrative pronoun specify a particular rebellious group.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-ayin
“bad, evil”
In context — Numbers 14:27
How long shall this evil congregation continue to grumble against Me ? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:27, so the Hebrew word הָֽרָעָה֙ (haraah) 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 Num.14.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.27.W3.S1) and character.