Ezekiel 18:27:8Ezek.18.27.W8TAB
וּצְדָקָ֑ה
utsedaka
“and righteousness”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- oo-tseh-daa-KAA
- IPA
- /uːtsədaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-tse-da-KA
- 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 wayyiqtol sequence vayya’as mishpat utzedakah {וַיַּעַשׂ מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה | wa-y-ya-ʿaś miš-pāṭ û-ṣə-dā-qāh} pairs justice and righteousness in a protasis form, emphasizing ethical response.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–dalet–qof
“to be right, just”
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 18:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 18:27, 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.18.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.27.W8.S1) and character.