Jeremiah 23:19:10Jer.23.19.W10TAB
רְשָׁעִ֖ים
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
ROSH re-sha-IM
- clause
AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
- sentence
hi-NE sa-a-RAT ye-ho-VAH khe-MA ya-tse-A ve-SA-ar mit-kho-LEL AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal rōš reshaim {עַל רֹאשׁ רְשָעִים | ʿal rōš rəšāʿîm} ‘upon the head of the wicked’ uses spatial metaphor to denote personal judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootresh, shin, ayin
“wickedness”
In context — Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD —wrath has been unleashed; a twisting tempest—it will whirl onto the head of the wicked .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 23:19, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֖ים (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 Jer.23.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.19.W10.S1) and character.