Proverbs 11:23:5Prov.11.23.W5TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
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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Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
re-sha-IM e-ve-RA
- clause
tik-VAT re-sha-IM e-ve-RA
- sentence
ta-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM AKH-TOV tik-VAT re-sha-IM e-ve-RA
Exegesis
The parallel construct chains taavat tsaddiqim {תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים | taʾăwāṯ ṣaddîqîm} 'desire of the righteous' and tikvat reshaim {תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים | tiqqāwāṯ rəšāʿîm} 'hope of the wicked' establish a clear antithesis.
Root and etymology
ר־שׁ־ע
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:23, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (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.11.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.23.W5.S1) and character.