Proverbs 16:4:7Prov.16.4.W7TAB
רָעָֽה׃
raa
“of evil or of trouble”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of evil or of trouble
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
le-YOM ra-A
- clause
ve-gam-ra-SHA le-YOM ra-A
- sentence
KOL pa-AL Ye-ho-VAH lam-ma-a-NE-hu ve-gam-ra-SHA le-YOM ra-A
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase leyom ra'ah {לְיוֹם רָעָה | lə-yôm rā‘āh} ‘for a day of trouble’ sets a temporal and eschatological focus. The English reconstructions adopt Subject–Verb–Object order and expand purpose clauses for clarity while preserving Hebrew emphasis on divine sovereignty.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hResh–Ayin–He
“evil, trouble”
In context — Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 16:4, 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.16.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.4.W7.S1) and character.