Genesis 20:4:8Gen.20.4.W8TAB
גַּם־צַדִּ֖יק
gamtsadik
“even a righteous”
- Transliteration
- gam-tsa-DIK
- Extended
- gahm-tsah-DEEK
- IPA
- /gam.tsad.ˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- even a righteous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
ha-GOI gam-tsa-DIK
- clause
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ha-GOI gam-tsa-DIK ta-ha-ROG
- sentence
va-a-vi-ME-lekh LO ka-RAV e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ha-GOI gam-tsa-DIK ta-ha-ROG
Exegesis
Inside the quotation, the interrogative particle in hagoy {הֲגוֹי | ha-gōy} frames “nation” as the subject of the query, while the preposed adverb in gam-tsad-diq {גַּם־צַדִּיק | gam-ṣad-dîq} heightens the moral emphasis on even the righteous.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“righteous”
In context — Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not approached her, and he said, “Lord , will You put to death even a righteous nation?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:4, so the Hebrew word גַּם־צַדִּ֖יק (gamtsadik) 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 Gen.20.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.4.W8.S1) and character.