Proverbs 13:19:8Prov.13.19.W8TAB
מֵרָֽע׃
mera
“from evil”
- Transliteration
- me-RA
- Extended
- mee-RAA
- IPA
- /meːˈrɑːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from evil
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-RA
- phraseyour reading level
SUR me-RA
- clause
ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
- sentence
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The adversative vav in wə-toʿăváṯ {וְתוֹעֲבַת | wə-toʿăváṯ} ‘and abomination’ introduces a contrasting clause where kə-sîlîm {כְּסִילִים | kə-sîlîm} ‘fools’ is the subject and the infinitive construct sûr {סוּר | sûr} ‘to turn away’ governs the phrase mê-rāʿ {מֵרָע | mê-rāʿ} ‘from evil.’ This chiastic parallelism underscores how the wise delight in fulfilled longing, whereas fools view moral reorientation as detestable.
In context — Proverbs 13:19
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul ; but for fools, turning away from evil is abomination .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 13:19, so the Hebrew word מֵרָֽע׃ (mera) 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.13.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.19.W8.S1) and character.