Proverbs 10:32:4Prov.10.32.W4TAB
רָצ֑וֹן
ratson
“favor or acceptance”
- Transliteration
- ra-TSON
- Extended
- raa-TSOHN
- IPA
- /raːˈtsoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor or acceptance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-TSON
- clause
sif-TE tsa-DIK ye-de-UN ra-TSON
- sentence
sif-TE tsa-DIK ye-de-UN ra-TSON u-FI re-sha-IM tah-he-pu-KHOT
Exegesis
The verb yed‘un {יֵדְע֣וּן | yēḏə‘ûn} “they know” takes ratson {רָצוֹן | rāṣôn} “favor” as its object, indicating the substance of righteous speech.
Root and etymology
r-ṣ-hresh–tsade–heh
“to be pleased, favor”
In context — Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor , but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:32, so the Hebrew word רָצ֑וֹן (ratson) 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.10.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.32.W4.S1) and character.