Proverbs 11:8:1Prov.11.8.W1TAB
צַ֭דִּיק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DEEK
- IPA
- /tsˁaˈdːiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a righteous one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-DIK
- clause
tsa-DIK mits-tsa-RA ne-khe-LATS
- sentence
tsa-DIK mits-tsa-RA ne-khe-LATS va-ya-VO ra-SHA takh-TAI-v
Exegesis
The first member is a nominal clause with tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣad-dîq} ‘righteous one’ followed by the Niphal participle neḥelatz {נֶחֱלָץ | neḥ-ĕ-lāṣ} ‘is delivered’ and the prepositional phrase mitsarah {מִצָּרָה | mits-ṣā-rāh} ‘from trouble,’ specifying the domain of rescue.
Root and etymology
ts-d-qts-d-q
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 11:8
The righteous one is delivered from trouble, and the wicked one comes in his place .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:8, so the Hebrew word צַ֭דִּיק (tsadik) 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.11.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.8.W1.S1) and character.