Proverbs 10:7:2Prov.10.7.W2TAB
צַ֭דִּיק
tsadik
“of a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /tṣaˈdːiq/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a righteous one
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
ZE-kher tsa-DIK liv-ra-KHA
- sentence
ZE-kher tsa-DIK liv-ra-KHA ve-SHEM re-sha-IM yir-KAV
Exegesis
The subject zekher {זֵ֣כֶר | zē-ḵer} ‘remembrance’ pairs with tsaddiq {צַ֭דִּיק | ṣad-dîq} ‘righteous’ to form an antithetic parallelism.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:7, so the Hebrew word צַ֭דִּיק (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.10.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.7.W2.S1) and character.