Deuteronomy 16:20:2Deut.16.20.W2TAB
צֶ֖דֶק
tsedek
“only justice”
- Transliteration
- tse-DEK
- Extended
- tseh-DEHK
- IPA
- /tsɛˈdɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- only justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
tse-DEK
- phraseyour reading level
tse-DEK tse-DEK
- clause
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF
- sentence
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with emphatic reduplication of tzedek {צֶדֶק | ṣē-dēq} ‘justice’, intensifying the ethical demand.
Root and etymology
RootTsade, Dalet, Qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, justice, so that you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 16:20, so the Hebrew word צֶ֖דֶק (tsedek) 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 Deut.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.20.W2.S1) and character.