Proverbs 13:5:4Prov.13.5.W4TAB
וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע
verasha
“but a wicked one”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-SHA
- Extended
- veh-raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /wəraːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a wicked one
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ra-SHA
- clause
ve-ra-SHA yav-e-ISH ve-yakh-PIR
- sentence
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA yav-e-ISH ve-yakh-PIR
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction in wə-rō-šaʿ {וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע | wə-rō-šaʿ} ‘but-wicked-one’ introduces a contrasting characterization.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 13:5
A righteous person hates falsehood, but a wicked person acts shamefully and brings disgrace.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:5, so the Hebrew word וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע (verasha) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.5.W4.S1) and character.