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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TSE-dek
- clause
be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.