Proverbs 12:26:3Prov.12.26.W3TAB
צַדִּ֑יק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIHK
- IPA
- /tsˤaˈdːiq/
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
ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK
- sentence
ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em
Exegesis
The noun tsaddiq {צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad-dîq} functions as the clause subject, identifying one who leads rightly.
Root and etymology
ts-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 12:26
A righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:26, so the Hebrew word צַדִּ֑יק (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.12.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.26.W3.S1) and character.