Proverbs 10:28:2Prov.10.28.W2TAB

צַדִּיקִ֣ים

tsadikim

of righteous ones

Transliteration
tsa-di-KIM
Extended
tsah-dih-KEEM
IPA
/tsad.diːˈqiːm/

Meaning by language

English
of righteous ones

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
צַ + דִּי + קִ֣ים
tsa + di + kim
tsadikim

Alphabet Analysis

Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    tsa-di-KIM

  2. clause

    to-KHE-let tsa-di-KIM sim-KHA

  3. sentence

    to-KHE-let tsa-di-KIM sim-KHA ve-tik-VAT re-sha-IM to-VED

Exegesis

The sentence begins with the noun tochelet {תּוֹחֶלֶת | tô-ḥê-leṯ} ‘expectation’, which forms a construct with tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣad-dî-qîm} ‘the righteous’, yielding ‘the expectation of the righteous’.

Root and etymology

Roottsade–dalet–qof

to be just, vindicate

In contextProverbs 10:28

The expectation of the righteous is joy , but the hope of the wicked will perish.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 10:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:28, so the Hebrew word צַדִּיקִ֣ים (tsadikim) 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.10.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.28.W2.S1) and character.