Proverbs 10:25:5Prov.10.25.W5TAB
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק
vetsadik
“but a righteous person”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsa-DIK
- Extended
- veh-tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /wətsaˈdːiq/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a righteous person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-tsa-DIK
- clause
ve-tsa-DIK ye-SOD o-LAM
- sentence
ka-a-VOR su-FA ve-EN ra-SHA ve-tsa-DIK ye-SOD o-LAM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction ve links the antithetical clause where tsaddiq {צַדִּ֗יק | ṣaddîq} ‘righteous’ functions as subject and yesod {יְס֣וֹד | yə-sōḏ} ‘foundation’ as predicate, with olam {עוֹלָֽם | ʿô-lām} ‘forever’ specifying enduring duration. The Hebrew verbless clauses are rendered with explicit verbs in English to preserve clarity and parallelism, characteristic of wisdom literature’s antithetical structure.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qṣ-d-q
“to be just”
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 10:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 10:25, so the Hebrew word וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק (vetsadik) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.25.W5.S1) and character.