Exodus 23:8:10Exod.23.8.W10TAB
צַדִּיקִֽים׃
tsadikeem
“righteous”
- Transliteration
- tsa-di-KEEM
- Extended
- tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /tsad.di.ˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tsa-di-KEEM
- phraseyour reading level
div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
- clause
KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
- sentence
ve-SHO-khad LO tik-KAKH KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase divrei tsaddikim {דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים | dibbərê ṣaddîqîm} ‘words of the righteous’ underscores the protection of judicial integrity. The translation preserves the Hebrew vav-consecutive and parallel structure to reflect the legal register’s causal logic.
Root and etymology
tsade-dalet-qophtsade dalet qof
“just, righteous”
In context — Exodus 23:8
And you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and twists the words of the righteous.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 23:8, so the Hebrew word צַדִּיקִֽים׃ (tsadikeem) 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 Exod.23.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.8.W10.S1) and character.