Proverbs 10:2:3Prov.10.2.W3TAB
רֶ֑שַׁע
resha
“wickedness”
- Transliteration
- RE-sha
- Extended
- REH-shah
- IPA
- /ˈrɛ.ʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wickedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
RE-sha
- clause
LO-YO-i-LU o-tse-ROT RE-sha
- sentence
LO-YO-i-LU o-tse-ROT RE-sha u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-MA-vet
Exegesis
The noun otzrot {אוֹצְרוֹת | ʾōṣ-rōṯ} enters a construct chain with resha {רֶשַׁע | re-šaʿ} ‘wickedness’, yielding “treasures of wickedness.”
Root and etymology
ר־ש־ע
“wickedness, injustice”
In context — Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:2, so the Hebrew word רֶ֑שַׁע (resha) 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.10.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.2.W3.S1) and character.