Proverbs 8:13:4Prov.8.13.W4TAB
רָ֥ע
ra
“evil”
- Transliteration
- RA
- Extended
- RAA
- IPA
- /ˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA
- phraseyour reading level
se-NOT RA ge-A
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH se-NOT RA ge-A ve-ga-ON ve-DE-rekh RA u-FI tah-he-pu-KHOT sa-NE-ti
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“bad, evil”
In context — Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth—I hate.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:13, so the Hebrew word רָ֥ע (ra) 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.8.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.13.W4.S1) and character.