רָשָׁ֣ע

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 רָשָׁ֣ע

   ra-SHA

   a wicked one
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   ra-SHA takh-TAI-v

   a wicked one in his place or instead of him
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֖א רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-ya-VO ra-SHA takh-TAI-v

   and comes a wicked one in his place or instead of him
4. sentence🔊 צַ֭דִּיק מִצָּרָ֣ה נֶחֱלָ֑ץ וַיָּבֹ֖א רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   tsa-DIK mits-tsa-RA ne-khe-LATS va-ya-VO ra-SHA takh-TAI-v

   a righteous one from distress or trouble is delivered or rescued and comes a wicked one in his place or instead of him

Exegesis

The second member shifts to a vav-consecutive narrative: vayyavo {וַיָּבֹא | wā·yā·ḇō} ‘and comes’ introduces rasha {רָשָׁע | rā·šā·ʿ} ‘wicked one’ and the phrase takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | ṭaḥ·tāv} ‘in his place,’ highlighting moral substitution. The progression from participle to finite verb underscores the certainty of the righteous’ deliverance and the inevitability of the wicked’s arrival in his stead, while the parallel structure reinforces the cause-and-effect relationship.

Root and etymology

r-š-ʿ🔊 ר־שׁ־עr-š-ʿ

“to act wickedly”