Proverbs 21:10:3Prov.21.10.W3TAB
אִוְּתָה־רָ֑ע
ivetara
“desires evil”
- Transliteration
- i-VE-ta-RA
- Extended
- ih-veh-tah-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔiw.wə.θaː.ˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- desires evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
i-VE-ta-RA
- clause
NE-fesh ra-SHA i-VE-ta-RA
- sentence
NE-fesh ra-SHA i-VE-ta-RA LO-yu-KHAN be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
Exegesis
The first clause employs the Piel perfect ivtah {אִוְּתָה | ʾiv·wə·ṯāh} with the direct object ra {רָע | rā‘} “evil,” conveying intense desire.
Root and etymology
’-w-haleph–waw–heh
“to desire”
In context — Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil; in his eyes his neighbor finds no favor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:10, so the Hebrew word אִוְּתָה־רָ֑ע (ivetara) 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.21.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.10.W3.S1) and character.