Hebrew · H7451, H8478, H2896 · unreviewed

רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה

Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Pronunciation ra

Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.

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תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.

Pronunciation tachtav

Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.

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טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

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