Proverbs 12:7:5Prov.12.7.W5TAB
צַדִּיקִ֣ים
tsadikim
“righteous ones”
- Transliteration
- tsa-di-KIM
- Extended
- tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /tsˁad.diːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous ones
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 | |
| 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
tsa-di-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD
- clause
u-VEIT tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD
- sentence
ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam u-VEIT tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction and construct u-bet {וּבֵ֖ית | ū-bêt} ‘and house’ introduces the contrasting noun phrase bet tzaddikim {בֵּית צַדִּיקִים | bêt ṣaddîqîm}, with tzaddikim as a genitive modifier ‘righteous ones’.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“to be righteous”
In context — Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:7, so the Hebrew word צַדִּיקִ֣ים (tsadikim) 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.12.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.7.W5.S1) and character.