Proverbs 14:16:4Prov.14.16.W4TAB
מֵרָ֑ע
mera
“from evil”
- Transliteration
- me-RA
- Extended
- meh-RAA
- IPA
- /meːˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
kha-KHAM ya-RE ve-SAR me-RA
- sentence
kha-KHAM ya-RE ve-SAR me-RA u-khe-SIL mit-e-AB-ber u-vo-TE-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me-ra {מֵרָע | mē-rāʿ} ‘from evil’ indicates separation.
In context — Proverbs 14:16
A wise person fears and turns away from evil, but the fool boils over and is confident.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:16, so the Hebrew word מֵרָ֑ע (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.14.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.16.W4.S1) and character.