Proverbs 10:6:5Prov.10.6.W5TAB
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
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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The word
Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
u-FI re-sha-IM
- clause
u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
- sentence
be-ra-KHOT le-ROSH tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the conjunction wə-pî {וּפִי | wə-pî} ‘but the mouth’ linked to reshaim {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-‘îm} ‘of the wicked’.
Root and etymology
ר־ש־ע
“wickedness, injustice”
In context — Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous , but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 10:6, so the Hebrew word רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (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.10.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.6.W5.S1) and character.