Proverbs 12:2:3Prov.12.2.W3TAB
רָ֭צוֹן
ratson
“favor or goodwill”
- Transliteration
- ra-TSON
- Extended
- raa-TSOHN
- IPA
- /raːˈt͡soːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor or goodwill
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-TSON
- phraseyour reading level
ya-FIK ra-TSON me-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
TOV ya-FIK ra-TSON me-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
TOV ya-FIK ra-TSON me-ye-ho-VAH ve-ISH me-zim-MOT yar-shi-A
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yafik {יָפִיק | yā-phîq} ‘he obtains’ governs ratzon {רָצוֹן | rā-ṣôn} ‘favor’, with the prepositional phrase me-YHWH {מֵיְהוָה | mê-Yə-hō-wāh} marking divine source.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–tsade–heh
“favor, delight”
In context — Proverbs 12:2
A good person obtains favor from the LORD , but the LORD condemns a man of wicked schemes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:2, so the Hebrew word רָ֭צוֹן (ratson) 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.12.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.2.W3.S1) and character.