Jeremiah 20:12:4Jer.20.12.W4TAB
צַדִּ֔יק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /tsadˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a righteous one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
bo-KHEN tsa-DIK
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
Exegesis
Two Qal participles, bochen {בֹּחֵ֣ן | bō-ḥēn} ‘tester’ and roeh {רֹאֶ֥ה | rō-ʾē} ‘seer’, depict divine scrutiny, with tsaddiq {צַדִּ֔יק | ṣad-dîq} ‘the righteous one’ as the object of examination.
Root and etymology
Roottsade-dalet-qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Jeremiah 20:12
But you, O LORD of hosts , who examine the righteous and see the kidneys and heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have revealed my cause.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:12, so the Hebrew word צַדִּ֔יק (tsadik) 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 Jer.20.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.12.W4.S1) and character.