Proverbs 12:10:2Prov.12.10.W2TAB
צַ֭דִּיק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /tsaˈdːiq/
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
yo-DE-a tsa-DIK NE-fesh be-HEM-to
- sentence
yo-DE-a tsa-DIK NE-fesh be-HEM-to ve-ra-kha-ME re-sha-IM akh-za-RI
Exegesis
The participle yodea heads a verb–subject construction with tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣad-dîq} serving as subject “the righteous.”
Root and etymology
ts-d-qTsade–Dalet–Qof
“just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 12:10
The righteous knows the soul of his animal, but the mercies of the wicked are cruel.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:10, 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.12.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.10.W2.S1) and character.