בְ/רֹ֥עַ
𐤁/𐤓𐤏
rôaʻ
A state or condition of being bad, evil, or harmful, referring generally to moral, ethical, or physical distress or wickedness. The term can denote negative moral character, harmful deeds, calamity or adversity befalling an individual or people, and sometimes grief or sorrow resulting from such adversity. It functions as both an abstract and concrete noun in various contexts, expressing everything from immoral behavior to general misfortune or suffering.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H7455
| Lemma | רֹעַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | rôaʻ |
| Strong's | H7455 |
| Definition | A state or condition of being bad, evil, or harmful, referring generally to moral, ethical, or physical distress or wickedness. The term can denote negative moral character, harmful deeds, calamity or adversity befalling an individual or people, and sometimes grief or sorrow resulting from such adversity. It functions as both an abstract and concrete noun in various contexts, expressing everything from immoral behavior to general misfortune or suffering. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7455-06
in badness-of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state with prefixed preposition בְ ("in"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רֹעַ denotes the abstract state of badness or evil derived from רעע. The construct form requires an "of" relationship, and the prefixed בְ adds "in," yielding "in badness-of" as a morphology-faithful rendering. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in sorrow
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context uses 'roa' in the sense of adversity or sorrow, especially as connected to 'face'; 'badness-of' is awkward. 'In sorrow' matches the intended sense, per the silex_definition. |