Ezekiel 13:22:10Ezek.13.22.W10TAB
רָשָׁ֔ע
rasha
“a wicked man”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- rah-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked man
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-DE ra-SHA
- clause
u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
- sentence
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
Exegesis
The conjunction u-le-ḥazzēq {וּלְחַזֵּק | u-le-ḥazzēq} introduces a Piel infinitive “to strengthen,” modifying yeḏê rāšā‘ {יְדֵי רָשָׁע | ye-ḏê rāšā‘} “hands of the wicked.”
Root and etymology
r-š-‘resh–shin–ayin
“wicked”
In context — Ezekiel 13:22
Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֔ע (rasha) 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 Ezek.13.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W10.S1) and character.