Proverbs 12:17:4Prov.12.17.W4TAB
צֶ֑דֶק
tsedek
“righteousness or justice”
- Transliteration
- TSE-dek
- Extended
- TSEH-dehk
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛ.dɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness or justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSE-dek
- clause
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek
- sentence
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek ve-ED she-ka-RIM mir-MA
Exegesis
This is succeeded by the imperfect yagid {יַגִּ֣יד | yā-ggīḏ} ‘he declares’, which pairs with tsedeq {צֶ֑דֶק | ṣē-ḏēq} ‘righteousness’ as its object.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“rightness, justice”
In context — Proverbs 12:17
He who breathes out faithfulness declares righteousness , but a false witness brings deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:17, so the Hebrew word צֶ֑דֶק (tsedek) 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.12.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.17.W4.S1) and character.