Proverbs 11:19:1Prov.11.19.W1TAB
כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה
kentsedaka
“so righteousness”
- Transliteration
- KEN-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- KEEN-tseh-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /keːn.tsədaˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
KEN-tse-da-KA
- clause
KEN-tse-da-KA le-kha-YIM
- sentence
KEN-tse-da-KA le-kha-YIM u-me-ra-DEF ra-A le-mo-TO
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse opens with the comparative particle ken {כֵּן | kēn} ‘thus’, introducing an antithetic parallelism.
The first clause presents tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣədāqā(h)} ‘righteousness’ with its outcome rendered by the infinitive lechayyim {לְחַיִּים | lə-ḥayyîm} ‘to life’.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“to be just, right”
In context — Proverbs 11:19
So righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil goes to his death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:19, so the Hebrew word כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה (kentsedaka) 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.11.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.19.W1.S1) and character.