Proverbs 24:18:3Prov.24.18.W3TAB
וְרַ֣ע
vera
“and it is evil”
- Transliteration
- ve-RA
- Extended
- veh-RAH
- IPA
- /vəˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it is evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RA
- clause
pen-yir-EH ye-ho-VAH ve-RA be-e-NA-v
- sentence
pen-yir-EH ye-ho-VAH ve-RA be-e-NA-v ve-he-SHIV me-a-LA-v A-po
Exegesis
The coordinate phrase ve-ra {וְרַע | wə-ra‘} ‘and evil’ be-einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə-‘ê-nāw} ‘in his eyes’ conveys a subjective assessment in the divine perspective.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, bad”
In context — Proverbs 24:18
Lest the LORD see it and deem it evil in His eyes , and turn His anger away from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:18, so the Hebrew word וְרַ֣ע (vera) 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.24.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.18.W3.S1) and character.