Proverbs 11:19:4Prov.11.19.W4TAB
רָעָ֣ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AAH
- 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-A
- phraseyour reading level
ra-A le-mo-TO
- clause
u-me-ra-DEF ra-A le-mo-TO
- sentence
KEN-tse-da-KA le-kha-YIM u-me-ra-DEF ra-A le-mo-TO
Exegesis
The coordinated second clause employs vav plus the Piel participle meraddef {וּמְרַדֵּף | ū-mə-raḏ-dēp} ‘pursuing’ to function as a relative clause describing one who pursues raʿah {רָעָה | rā‘â(h)} ‘evil’.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“evil, harm”
In context — Proverbs 11:19
So righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil goes to his death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:19, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֣ה (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 Prov.11.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.19.W4.S1) and character.