Proverbs 11:7:3Prov.11.7.W3TAB
רָ֭שָׁע
rasha
“wicked person”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
be-MOT a-DAM ra-SHA to-VADE tik-VA
- sentence
be-MOT a-DAM ra-SHA to-VADE tik-VA ve-to-KHE-let o-NIM a-va-DA
Exegesis
The noun-adjective pair adam rasha {אָדָם רָשָׁע | ʾā-dām rā-šāʿ} functions in a genitive relationship as possessor of hope.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 11:7
At the death of a wicked man, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the strong ones vanishes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:7, so the Hebrew word רָ֭שָׁע (rasha) 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.11.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.7.W3.S1) and character.