Psalm 15:3:5Ps.15.3.W5TAB
רָעָ֑ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AA
- IPA
- /raːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
LO-a-SA le-RE-e-hu ra-A
- clause
LO-ra-GAL al-le-SHO-no LO-a-SA le-RE-e-hu ra-A
- sentence
LO-ra-GAL al-le-SHO-no LO-a-SA le-RE-e-hu ra-A ve-kher-PA LO-na-SA al-ke-RO-vo
Exegesis
The second clause employs asah {עָשָׂ֣ה | ʿā-sāh} ‘he did’ with the object lerei'ehu {לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ | lə-rē-ʿē-hū} ‘to his neighbor’ and the noun raah {רָעָ֑ה | rā-‘āh} ‘evil’, prohibiting harmful action.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“to harm, be evil”
In context — Psalm 15:3
He does not slander with his tongue, he does no evil to his neighbor, and he does not carry reproach against his close one.
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 15:3, so the Hebrew word רָעָ֑ה (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 Ps.15.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.3.W5.S1) and character.