Proverbs 10:27:6Prov.10.27.W6TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
- clause
u-she-NOT re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM u-she-NOT re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
Exegesis
The parallel clause u-šnōṯ rᵊ-šā‘îm {וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים | ū-šnō-ṯ rᵊ-šā-ʿîm} ‘and the years of the wicked’ balances the structure, with the Qal imperfect tiqṣōr-nāh {תִּקְצֹרְנָה | tiqṣōr-nāh} indicating a passive reduction. This parallelism highlights the contrast between those who revere the LORD and the wicked.
Root and etymology
r-sh-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD will add days , but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:27, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (reshaim) 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.10.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.27.W6.S1) and character.