Proverbs 10:2:4Prov.10.2.W4TAB
וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה
utsedaka
“but righteousness”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- oo-tseh-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /uː.tsădaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
u-tse-da-KA
- clause
u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-MA-vet
- sentence
LO-YO-i-LU o-tse-ROT RE-sha u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-MA-vet
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | wə} links this to a second clause where tsedakah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-dā-qā(h)} ‘righteousness’ is subject of the hiphil verb tatzil {תַּצִּיל | taṣ-ṣîl} ‘will deliver’, governing the prepositional phrase mimavet {מִמָּוֶת | mimmā-weṯ} ‘from death.’ The parallel structure contrasts fruitless gain with life-preserving deliverance, rendering the imperfect as a general truth in English.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“righteousness, justice”
In context — Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:2, so the Hebrew word וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה (utsedaka) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.2.W4.S1) and character.