Jeremiah 23:6:10Jer.23.6.W10TAB
צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃
tsidkenu
“our righteousness”
- Transliteration
- tsid-KE-nu
- Extended
- tsihd-KEE-noo
- IPA
- /tsidˈqeːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- our righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsid-KE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH tsid-KE-nu
- clause
ve-ZE-SHE-MO a-SHER-yik-re-U ye-ho-VAH tsid-KE-nu
- sentence
be-ya-MAV ti-va-SHA ye-hu-DA ve-yis-ra-EL yish-KON la-VE-takh ve-ZE-SHE-MO a-SHER-yik-re-U ye-ho-VAH tsid-KE-nu
Exegesis
The formula vezeh shemo {וְזֶה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ | wə-zeh šə-mō} ‘and this is his name’ introduces the relative clause asher yiqreu {אֲֽשֶׁר־יִקְרְא֖וֹ | ʾa-šer yiq-rə-ʾū} ‘which they will call,’ culminating in the compound title YHWH tsidqenu {יְהוָ֥ה צִדְקֵֽנוּ | Yə-hō-wāh ṣid-qē-nū}, a messianic epithet signifying covenantal righteousness and deliverance.
Root and etymology
ts-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
In context — Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is his name by which He will be called: the LORD our righteousness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 23:6, so the Hebrew word צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ (tsidkenu) 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.23.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.6.W10.S1) and character.