Proverbs 15:3:5Prov.15.3.W5TAB
רָעִ֥ים
raim
“evil ones or evil things”
- Transliteration
- ra-IM
- Extended
- raa-IHM
- IPA
- /raːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil ones or evil things
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ra-IM ve-to-VIM
- clause
tso-FOT ra-IM ve-to-VIM
- sentence
be-KHOL-ma-KOM e-NE Ye-ho-VAH tso-FOT ra-IM ve-to-VIM
Exegesis
The feminine plural participle tsofot {צֹפֹות | ṣō-pōṯ} ‘watching’ governs the moral objects ra’im {רָעִים | rā-ʿîm} ‘evil ones’ and tovim {טוֹבִים | ṭō-vîm} ‘good ones,’ establishing a continuous, vigilant divine oversight. The coordination of ra’im and tovim underscores moral dualism under universal watch.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, bad”
In context — Proverbs 15:3
In every place, the eyes of the LORD are watching the evil ones and the good ones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:3, so the Hebrew word רָעִ֥ים (raim) 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.15.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.3.W5.S1) and character.