Proverbs 11:18:5Prov.11.18.W5TAB
צְ֝דָקָ֗ה
tsedaka
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- tse-da-KA
- Extended
- tseh-daa-KAA
- IPA
- /tsəðɔːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-da-KA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-zo-RE-a tse-da-KA
- clause
ve-zo-RE-a tse-da-KA SE-kher e-MET
- sentence
ra-SHA O-se pe-u-LAT-sha-KER ve-zo-RE-a tse-da-KA SE-kher e-MET
Exegesis
The conjunction vav links to the contrasting participle vezorea‘ tsedaqah {וְזֹרֵעַ צְ֝דָקָה | və-zō-rē-ʿa ṣᵊ-dā-qāh} ‘and sows righteousness.’
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-q
“justice”
In context — Proverbs 11:18
The wicked does a work of deception, but the one who sows righteousness will receive a reward of truth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:18, so the Hebrew word צְ֝דָקָ֗ה (tsedaka) 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.11.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.18.W5.S1) and character.