Proverbs 11:5:1Prov.11.5.W1TAB
צִדְקַ֣ת
tsidkat
“righteousness of”
- Transliteration
- tsid-KAT
- Extended
- tsihd-KAHT
- IPA
- /tsidˈqat/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsid-KAT
- clause
tsid-KAT ta-MIM te-yash-SER dar-KO
- sentence
tsid-KAT ta-MIM te-yash-SER dar-KO u-ve-rish-a-TO yip-POL ra-SHA
Exegesis
The opening construct tsidqat {צִדְקַת | ṣîd-qāṯ} ‘righteousness’ links to tamim {תָּמִים | ṯā-mîm} ‘blameless’ in a possessive relationship that specifies the moral character associated with the noun.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless makes his way straight, but in his wickedness the wicked will fall.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:5, so the Hebrew word צִדְקַ֣ת (tsidkat) 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.11.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.5.W1.S1) and character.