Proverbs 12:21:4Prov.12.21.W4TAB
וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים
ureshaim
“but wicked-ones”
- Transliteration
- u-re-sha-IM
- Extended
- oo-reh-shah-EEM
- IPA
- /uːrəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but wicked-ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-re-sha-IM
- clause
u-re-sha-IM mal-E-u RA
- sentence
LO-ye-u-NE la-tsa-DIK KAL-A-ven u-re-sha-IM mal-E-u RA
Exegesis
The construct kol-’āwen {כָּל־אָוֶן | kol-’āwen} “all evil” expresses totality, while the conjunction u-reshaim {וּרְשָׁעִ֗ים | ū-rəšā‘îm} “and the wicked” introduces the contrasting clause.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“evil”
In context — Proverbs 12:21
No evil will befall the righteous, but the wicked will be filled with trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:21, so the Hebrew word וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים (ureshaim) 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.12.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.21.W4.S1) and character.