Ezekiel 21:4:5Ezek.21.4.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:9
וְרָשָׁ֑ע
verasha
“and wicked”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-SHA
- Extended
- veh-raa-SHAH
- IPA
- /vəraːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wicked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ra-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA
- clause
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
Exegesis
The pairing of tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣad-dîq} “righteous” and rasha {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} “wicked” in coordinated structure underscores the universal scope of judgment.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Ezekiel 21:4
Because I am about to cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:4, so the Hebrew word וְרָשָׁ֑ע (verasha) 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.21.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.4.W5.S1) and character.