Proverbs 24:20:4Prov.24.20.W4TAB
לָרָ֑ע
lara
“for the evil one”
- Transliteration
- la-RA
- Extended
- laa-RAA
- IPA
- /laːˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the evil one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-RA
- clause
KI LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA
- sentence
KI LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA NER re-sha-IM yid-AKH
Exegesis
The subject akharit {אַחֲרִית | ʾaḥărîṯ} ‘end’ is governed by the prepositional phrase lara {לָרָע | lārāʿ} ‘for the evil one.’
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin
“evil”
In context — Proverbs 24:20
There will be no destiny for the evil one, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:20, so the Hebrew word לָרָ֑ע (lara) 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.24.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.20.W4.S1) and character.