Joel 2:23:10Joel.2.23.W10TAB
לִצְדָקָ֑ה
litsdaka
“for righteousness”
- Transliteration
- lits-da-KA
- Extended
- lihts-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /litsdaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lits-da-KA
- clause
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA
- sentence
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The causal clause introduced by ki {כִּי־ | kî} plus the Qal perfect natan {נָתַן | nā-ṯan} ‘has given’ foregrounds divine action in granting hamoreh {הַמּוֹרֶה | ham-mō-reh} ‘former rain’, further defined by litzdakah {לִצְדָקָה | liṣ-ḏā-qāh} ‘for righteousness’.
In context — Joel 2:23
You sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the former rain for righteousness , and He causes the rain to come down for you—the former rain and the latter rain as at the first.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joel 2:23, so the Hebrew word לִצְדָקָ֑ה (litsdaka) 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 Joel.2.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.23.W10.S1) and character.