Job 21:7:2Job.21.7.W2TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.ʃaːˈʕiːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- clause
mad-DU-a re-sha-IM yikh-YU
- sentence
mad-DU-a re-sha-IM yikh-YU a-te-KU gam-GA-vru KHA-yil
Exegesis
The subject reshaim {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | rešaʿîm} ‘wicked’ precedes the imperfect yikhyu {יִחְי֑וּ | yiḥyû} ‘live,’ indicating continuous existence.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“wickedness, criminality”
In context — Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and also become mighty in strength ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:7, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (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 Job.21.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.7.W2.S1) and character.