Proverbs 16:17:4Prov.16.17.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
me-sil-LAT ye-sha-RIM SUR me-RA
- sentence
me-sil-LAT ye-sha-RIM SUR me-RA sho-MER naf-SHO no-TSER dar-KHO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct sur {סוּר | sûr} ‘to depart’ governs mera {מֵרָע | mê-rāʿ} ‘from evil,’ functioning as a verbal noun clause.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–heh
“badness”
In context — Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:17, 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.16.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.17.W4.S1) and character.