Proverbs 14:22:3Prov.14.22.W3TAB

רָ֑ע

ra

evil

Transliteration
RA
Extended
RAA
IPA
/ˈraːʕ/

Meaning by language

English
evil

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    RA

  2. clause

    ha-LO-yit-E-U kho-re-SHE RA

  3. sentence

    ha-LO-yit-E-U kho-re-SHE RA ve-KHE-sed ve-e-MET kho-re-SHE TOV

Exegesis

The verb yitʿu {יִתְעוּ | yiṯ-ʿû} ‘they wander’ follows with choreshei ra {חֹרְשֵׁי רָע | ḥôr-šê râʿ} ‘those who plot evil’ as its subject.

Root and etymology

ר־ע־ע

evil

In contextProverbs 14:22

Do not those who plot evil go astray? But kindness and truth will be to those who plan what is good.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 14:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:22, 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.14.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.22.W3.S1) and character.