Psalm 15:4:8Ps.15.4.W8TAB
לְ֝הָרַ֗ע
lehara
“to his own hurt”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-RA
- Extended
- leh-haa-RA
- IPA
- /niʃˈba/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his own hurt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
nish-BA le-ha-RA
- clause
nish-BA le-ha-RA ve-LO ya-MIR
- sentence
niv-ZE be-EI-nav nim-AS ve-ET-yir-EI ye-ho-VAH ye-khab-BED nish-BA le-ha-RA ve-LO ya-MIR
Exegesis
The coordinated infinitive clause nišbāʿ ləharāʿ {נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לְ֝הָרַ֗ע | nišbāʿ ləharāʿ} ‘he swears to harm’ paired with the negative clause wəlōʾ yāmîr {וְלֹ֣א יָמִֽר | wəlōʾ yāmîr} ‘and does not turn away’ underscores unwavering covenantal fidelity despite personal detriment. English renditions maintain the parallel structure while adjusting to natural clause order.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–resh–resh
“mountain, hill”
In context — Psalm 15:4
In whose eyes a vile person is despised , but he honors those who fear the LORD ; he swears to his own harm and does not change.
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 15:4, so the Hebrew word לְ֝הָרַ֗ע (lehara) 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.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.4.W8.S1) and character.