Proverbs 13:5:3Prov.13.5.W3TAB
צַדִּ֑יק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /tsadˈdiːq/
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
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK
- sentence
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA yav-e-ISH ve-yakh-PIR
Exegesis
The verb yisna {יִשְׂנָ֣א | yi-snāʾ} ‘he-hates’ follows before the subject ṣad-dîq {צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad-dîq} ‘righteous-one,’ highlighting the moral disposition of the righteous.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 13:5
A righteous person hates falsehood, but a wicked person acts shamefully and brings disgrace.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:5, 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.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.5.W3.S1) and character.