Proverbs 11:4:5Prov.11.4.W5TAB
וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה
utsedaka
“and righteousness”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- oo-tseh-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /u.tsədaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-tse-da-KA
- clause
u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-ma-VET
- sentence
lo-YO-il HON be-YOM e-v-RA u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-ma-VET
Exegesis
The conjunction û {וּ | û} ‘and’ introduces a contrasting subject noun tzedakah {צְדָקָה | ṣᵉdəqāh} ‘righteousness’ followed by its Hiphil verb tatzil {תַּצִּיל | taṣṣîl} ‘it delivers’. Hebrew parallelism juxtaposes the ineffectiveness of material wealth with the saving power of moral virtue. The formal rendition preserves Hebrew word order to reflect this thematic balance, while the dynamic version adopts an idiomatic English sequence to emphasize personal relevance and ethical action.
Root and etymology
ts-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just, right”
In context — Proverbs 11:4
Wealth will not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:4, so the Hebrew word וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה (utsedaka) 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.11.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.4.W5.S1) and character.