Ezekiel 18:21:12Ezek.18.21.W12TAB

וּצְדָקָ֑ה

utsedaka

and righteousness

Transliteration
u-tse-da-KA
Extended
oo-tseh-dah-KAA
IPA
/uːtsədaːˈqaː/

Meaning by language

English
and righteousness

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + צְ + דָ + קָ֑ה
u + tse + da + ka
utsedaka

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tsadets as in cats
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-tse-da-KA

  2. clause

    ve-ha-ra-SHA KI ya-SHUV mi-KAL-kha-ta-TO kha-to-TAIV a-SHER a-SA ve-sha-MAR et-KAL-khu-ko-TAI ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-ra-SHA KI ya-SHUV mi-KAL-kha-ta-TO kha-to-TAIV a-SHER a-SA ve-sha-MAR et-KAL-khu-ko-TAI ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA kha-YO yikh-YE LO ya-MUT

Exegesis

Veasah mishpat utsedaqah {וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה | wə-ʿā-śāh miš-pāṭ û-ṣə-dā-qāh} pairs justice with righteousness to convey covenant faithfulness.

Root and etymology

ts-d-qtsade–dalet–qof

to be right, just

In contextEzekiel 18:21

But if the wicked turns back from all his sins which he has committed, and keeps all My statutes , and does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 18:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 18:21, so the Hebrew word וּצְדָקָ֑ה (utsedaka) 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.18.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.21.W12.S1) and character.