Proverbs 10:25:4Prov.10.25.W4TAB
רָשָׁ֑ע
rasha
“a wicked person”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
ka-a-VOR su-FA ve-EN ra-SHA
- sentence
ka-a-VOR su-FA ve-EN ra-SHA ve-tsa-DIK ye-SOD o-LAM
Exegesis
The negative existential ein {אֵ֣ן | ʾēn} ‘there is not’ negates rasha {רָשָׁ֑ע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked,’ highlighting their disappearance.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿr-sh-ʿ
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 10:25
As the storm passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:25, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֑ע (rasha) 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.10.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.25.W4.S1) and character.