Genesis 6:5:12Gen.6.5.W12PAT

רַ֖ע

ra

evil

Transliteration
RA
Extended
RAH
IPA
/ˈraʕ/

Meaning by language

English
evil
French
mal
Spanish
mal
Portuguese
mal
German
böse
Russian
зло
Arabic-Simplified
شَرًّا
Hindi
बुरा
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
Indonesian
jahat
Bengali
মন্দ
Tagalog
masama
Swahili
ovu
Amharic
ክፉ
Yoruba
búburú
Igbo
ọjọọ
Twi
bɔne
Ewe
vɔ̃

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    RAK RA

  3. clause

    ve-khol-YE-tser makh-she-VOT lib-BO RAK RA kol-ha-YOM

  4. sentence

    va-YAR Ye-ho-VAH KI ra-BA ra-AT ha-a-DAM ba-A-rets ve-khol-YE-tser makh-she-VOT lib-BO RAK RA kol-ha-YOM

In contextGenesis 6:5

LORD {And} saw that wickedness of the human being was great on the earth and every intent of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day

About this coordinate

Genesis 6:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 6:5, so the Hebrew word רַ֖ע (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 Gen.6.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.5.W12.S1) and character.