Proverbs 13:21:3Prov.13.21.W3TAB
רָעָ֑ה
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
- clause
kha-ta-IM te-ra-DEF ra-A
- sentence
kha-ta-IM te-ra-DEF ra-A ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM ye-sha-LEM-TOV
Exegesis
The first clause has the pattern noun (chatta’im {חַטָּאִים | ḥaṭ-ṭā-ʾim} ‘sinners’) + verb (teraddeph {תְּרַדֵּף | tə-rad-dé-p̄} ‘pursues’) + object (ra‘ah {רָעָה | rā-ʿā} ‘evil’).
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–heh
“to associate, shepherd”
In context — Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous will be repaid with good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:21, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֑ה (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.13.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.21.W3.S1) and character.