Proverbs 14:22:3Prov.14.22.W3TAB
רָ֑ע
ra
“evil”
- Transliteration
- RA
- Extended
- RAA
- IPA
- /ˈraːʕ/
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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Word in context
- word
RA
- clause
ha-LO-yit-E-U kho-re-SHE RA
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.