Daniel 9:15:16Dan.9.15.W16TAB
רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
rashaenu
“we have acted wickedly”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA-e-nu
- Extended
- rah-SHAH-eh-noo
- IPA
- /rɔːˈʃɔʕ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have acted wickedly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA-e-nu
- clause
kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
Exegesis
Finally, the paired perfect verbs chatanu rashanu {חָטָ֖אנוּ רָשָֽׁעְנוּ | ḥā-ṭā-ʾū rā-šā-ʿū} ‘we have sinned, we have acted wickedly’ form a climactic confession, highlighting collective responsibility.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked, to act wickedly”
In context — Daniel 9:15
And now, Lord our God , who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and made for yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 9:15, so the Hebrew word רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ (rashaenu) 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 Dan.9.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.15.W16.S1) and character.