Proverbs 13:21:4Prov.13.21.W4TAB
וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים
veettsadikim
“and the righteous ones”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM
- Extended
- veh-EET-tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /və.ʔeːt.tsˤad.diːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the righteous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM
- clause
ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM ye-sha-LEM-TOV
- sentence
kha-ta-IM te-ra-DEF ra-A ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM ye-sha-LEM-TOV
Exegesis
Hebrew presents two antithetical clauses linked by the conjunction and+direct-object marker ve·ʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet}.
The second clause reverses order: ve·ʾet + noun (tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣad-dî-qîm} ‘righteous’) + verb-object (yeshallem-tov {יְשַׁלֶּם־טוֹב | yə-šal-lem-ṭōv} ‘repays good’). This antithetic parallelism balances sinners/evil against righteous/good, underscoring moral reciprocity. In English, an SVO structure with “but” conveys the contrast, preserving the immediacy of pursuit and recompense.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous will be repaid with good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:21, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים (veettsadikim) 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.13.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.21.W4.S1) and character.