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

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Result
רָ + שָׁ֔ע
ra + sha
rasha

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-SHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-DE ra-SHA

  3. clause

    u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.