Leviticus 19:15:10Lev.19.15.W10TAB

בְּצֶ֖דֶק

betsedek

in righteousness

Transliteration
be-TSE-dek
Extended
beh-TSEH-dehk
IPA
/bəˈtsɛdɛk/

Meaning by language

English
in righteousness

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + צֶ֖ + דֶק
be + tse + dek
betsedek

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Daletd as in door
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-TSE-dek

  2. clause

    be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha

  3. sentence

    lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha

Exegesis

The manner clause be-tsedek {בְּצֶדֶק | bə-ṣedeq} ‘in righteousness’ qualifies the final Qal imperfect tishpot {תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט | tīšpōṭ} ‘you shall judge’.

Root and etymology

Roottsade-dalet-qof

righteousness

In contextLeviticus 19:15

You shall not do injustice in the judgment; you shall not show partiality to the poor nor honor the face of the great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 19:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 19:15, so the Hebrew word בְּצֶ֖דֶק (betsedek) 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 Lev.19.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.15.W10.S1) and character.