Proverbs 12:26:5Prov.12.26.W5TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-IHM
- IPA
- /rə.ʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
re-sha-IM tat-E-em
- clause
ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em
- sentence
ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em
Exegesis
The plural noun resha’im {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-shā-’îm} provides the counterexample, and the Hiphil verb tatte’em {תַּתְעֵֽם | taṯ-’ê-êm} ‘cause to stray’ governs a third person plural object suffix, expressing causation. The adversative vav yields the English “but,” contrasting the righteous guide with the wicked’s misleading way.
Root and etymology
r-sh-‘resh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly”
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 12:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:26, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (reshaim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.26.W5.S1) and character.