Psalm 21:11:3Ps.21.11.W3TABWLC Psalms 21:12
רָעָ֑ה
raa
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AAH
- 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
- clause
KI-NA-tu a-LE-kha ra-A
- sentence
KI-NA-tu a-LE-kha ra-A KHA-she-VU me-zim-MA BAL-yu-kha-LU
Exegesis
The nouns raʿah {רָעָה | rāʿāh} ‘evil’ and mezimmāh {מְזִמָּה | məzimmāh} ‘scheme’ underscore intent and design.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“evil or harm”
In context — Psalm 21:11
For they have inclined evil against you and devised a scheme , yet they are not able to accomplish it.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 21:11, 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.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.11.W3.S1) and character.