Isaiah 14:5:4Isa.14.5.W4TAB
רְשָׁעִ֑ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TE re-sha-IM
- clause
sha-VAR ye-ho-VAH ma-TE re-sha-IM
- sentence
sha-VAR ye-ho-VAH ma-TE re-sha-IM SHE-vet mo-she-LIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase matteh resha‘im {מַטֵּ֣ה רְשָׁעִ֑ים | maṭ-ṭēh rə-ša-‘îm} ‘staff of the wicked’ is paralleled by shevet moshelim {שֵׁ֖בֶט מֹשְׁלִֽים | šē-ḇeṭ mō-šə-lîm} ‘scepter of rulers’, forming a poetic couplet that equates corrupt private and public power. This balanced parallelism highlights the universal scope of YHWH’s judgment. In English, the formal rendering employs the present perfect to reflect the Hebrew perfect, while the dynamic uses vivid terminology to convey decisive breaking. Both preserve the dual-symbol structure to convey the dismantling of oppressive authority.
Root and etymology
ר־שׁ־עr–sh–‘
“to act wickedly”
In context — Isaiah 14:5
The LORD has shattered the staff of the wicked and the scepter of rulers.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:5, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֑ים (reshaim) 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 Isa.14.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.5.W4.S1) and character.