Proverbs 10:3:4Prov.10.3.W4TAB
צַדִּ֑יק
tsadik
“righteous”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIHK
- IPA
- /tsadˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
tsa-DIK
- clause
LO-ya-RE-iv Ye-ho-VAH NE-fesh tsa-DIK
- sentence
LO-ya-RE-iv Ye-ho-VAH NE-fesh tsa-DIK ve-ha-VAT re-sha-IM ye-DOF
Exegesis
The construct nefesh tsaddiq {נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק | ne·pe·š ṣad-dîq} ‘soul of a righteous one’ underscores the inner life of the just.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 10:3
The LORD will not let the nefesh of the righteous go hungry, but He will repel the craving of the wicked.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:3, so the Hebrew word צַדִּ֑יק (tsadik) 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.10.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.3.W4.S1) and character.