English: “For the inclination of man’s heart is evil” — The yetzer hara has seven names, and the Holy One, blessed be He, called it “evil,” as it is said “for the inclination of man’s heart is evil.”
Type of Learning
Custom (catalogue of names of the yetzer hara).
What Is Learned
Hashem Himself named the yetzer hara “evil”; other biblical figures gave it additional names.