Proverbs 12:20:3Prov.12.20.W3TAB
רָ֑ע
ra
“evil”
- Transliteration
- RA
- Extended
- RAA
- IPA
- /ˈrɔːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA
- clause
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA
- sentence
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA u-le-yo-a-TSEI sha-LOM sim-KHA
Exegesis
The participle choršê {חֹרְשֵׁי | ḥôr-šê} ‘devisers’ takes rā‛ {רָע | rā‛} ‘evil’ as its object in a construct chain showing ongoing intent.
Root and etymology
r-‘resh–ayin
“evil, bad”
In context — Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:20, so the Hebrew word רָ֑ע (ra) 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.12.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.20.W3.S1) and character.