Proverbs 10:16:2Prov.10.16.W2TAB
צַדִּ֣יק
tsaddik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsad-DIK
- Extended
- tsahd-DEEK
- IPA
- /tsadˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a righteous one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsad-DIK
- clause
pe-UL-lat tsad-DIK le-kha-YIM
- sentence
pe-UL-lat tsad-DIK le-kha-YIM te-vu-AT ra-SHA le-khat-TAT
Exegesis
The proverb features two parallel construct chains: pe'ulat tsaddiq {פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק | pə‘ullāṯ ṣaddîq} ‘work of the righteous’ and tevu'at rasha' {תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע | təvū’āṯ rāšā‘} ‘gain of the wicked’.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade-dalet-qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 10:16
The work of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked results in sin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:16, so the Hebrew word צַדִּ֣יק (tsaddik) 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 Prov.10.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.16.W2.S1) and character.