Proverbs 16:30:8Prov.16.30.W8TAB
רָעָֽה׃
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AAH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
kil-LA ra-A
- clause
ko-RETS se-fa-TAV kil-LA ra-A
- sentence
O-tse E-NA-v lakh-SHOV tah-he-pu-KHOT ko-RETS se-fa-TAV kil-LA ra-A
Exegesis
In the second parallel, killah {כִּלָּה | kî-l-lāh} conveys consummation, marking the full realization of raʿah {רָעָה | rā-ʿāh} ‘evil’. This structure underscores covert intent followed by a definitive moral outcome, rendered in English with corresponding participial and resultative phrasing.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hResh–Ayin–He
“evil, trouble”
In context — Proverbs 16:30
He who shuts his eyes to plan perversions , purses his lips , and brings evil to completion.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 16:30, so the Hebrew word רָעָֽה׃ (raa) 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.16.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.30.W8.S1) and character.