Ezekiel 18:27:2Ezek.18.27.W2TAB
רָשָׁ֗ע
rasha
“a wicked person”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked person
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
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA
- clause
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA me-rish-e-a-TO a-SHER a-SA va-ya-AS mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
- sentence
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA me-rish-e-a-TO a-SHER a-SA va-ya-AS mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA HU et-naf-SHO ye-kha-YE
Exegesis
The subject rasha {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked man’ is followed by the prepositional phrase merishato {מֵרִשְׁעָתוֹ | mê-riš-ʿā-tō} ‘from his wickedness,’ indicating personal culpability through the construct chain.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked, guilty”
In context — Ezekiel 18:27
And when a wicked man turns from his wickedness that he has committed and does justice and righteousness , he will preserve his soul alive.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 18:27, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֗ע (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.18.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.27.W2.S1) and character.