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

Result
רְ + שָׁ + עִ֖ים
re + sha + im
reshaim

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-sha-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ROSH re-sha-IM

  3. clause

    AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.