Proverbs 28:14:8Prov.28.14.W8TAB
בְּרָעָֽה׃
beraa
“into evil or calamity”
- Transliteration
- be-ra-A
- Extended
- beh-raa-AH
- IPA
- /bərɑːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into evil or calamity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
yip-POL be-ra-A
- clause
u-mak-SHE li-BO yip-POL be-ra-A
- sentence
ash-RE A-dam me-fa-KHED ta-MID u-mak-SHE li-BO yip-POL be-ra-A
Exegesis
The imperfect yipol {יִפֹּל | yip-pōl} ‘will fall’ sets a future result delivered by the prepositional phrase bera‘ah {בְּרָעָה | bə-rā-‘āh} ‘into evil’. This parallel structure contrasts a posture of reverent fear with the consequence of a hardened heart.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–ayin
“evil, adversity”
In context — Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the person who fears continually, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into adversity .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 28:14, so the Hebrew word בְּרָעָֽה׃ (beraa) 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.28.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.14.W8.S1) and character.