Proverbs 3:30:7Prov.3.30.W7TAB
רָעָֽה׃
raa
“harm or evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AAH
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- harm or evil
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
ge-MAL-kha ra-A
- clause
im-LO ge-MAL-kha ra-A
- sentence
AL-te-rov ta-RIV im-A-dam khi-NAM im-LO ge-MAL-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The conditional im lo {אִם־לֹא | ʾim lōʾ} introduces the exception, with the perfect verb gemalkha {גְמָלְךָ֣ | gə-mā-lə-kā} and noun raah {רָעָֽה | rāʿāh} depicting actual wrongdoing. This structural pairing of parallel verbs and the conditional highlights a prohibition grounded in justice and restraint.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–he
“harm, wrongdoing”
In context — Proverbs 3:30
Refrain from contending or quarreling with a man without cause , if he has not inflicted injury upon you .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 3:30, 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.3.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.30.W7.S1) and character.