Job 15:20:2Job.15.20.W2TAB
רָ֭שָׁע
rasha
“a wicked man”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAH
- IPA
- /rɔːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
kol-ye-ME ra-SHA HU mit-kho-LEL
- sentence
kol-ye-ME ra-SHA HU mit-kho-LEL u-mis-PAR sha-NIM nits-pe-NU le-a-RITS
Exegesis
The phrase rasha {רָשָׁע | rāšāʿ} functions substantively (“a wicked man”), and the independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hûʾ} adds emphasis (“he himself”), heightening the portrayal of the wicked person’s condition.
Root and etymology
r-sh-ʿResh–Shin–Ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Job 15:20
All the days of a wicked man, he writhes , and the number of years is hidden for the oppressor .
About this coordinate
Job 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:20, so the Hebrew word רָ֭שָׁע (rasha) 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 Job.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.20.W2.S1) and character.