בַּ/מְּרֵעִ֑ים
𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌
râʻaʻ
because of evildoers
To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition.
Proverbs 24:19 · Word #3
Lexicon H7489
| Lemma | רָעַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤏 |
| Transliteration | râʻaʻ |
| Strong's | H7489 |
| Definition | To be or become bad, evil, or injurious; to act wickedly or cause harm. Encompasses a range of meanings from physical damage or breaking (of objects or situations) to moral wrong or social injustice. In different contexts, can denote being wicked or corrupt, causing harm, acting unjustly, or deteriorating in condition. |
Morphology HRd/Vhrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | because of evildoers |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7489-02
among the harm-causers
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute, with prefixed ב + definite article ("in/among the"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil active participle masculine plural denotes those who cause harm or bring about badness. The prefixed ב with definite article conveys "among/in the," yielding "among the harm-causers." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
because of evildoers
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'among the harm-causers' does not fit the common usage; SILEX and context support 'because of evildoers' as the more precise rendering here. |