Proverbs 13:6:1Prov.13.6.W1TAB

צְ֭דָקָה

tsedaka

righteousness

Transliteration
tse-da-KA
Extended
tseh-daa-KAA
IPA
/tsədaːˈqaː/

Meaning by language

English
righteousness

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
צְ֭ + דָ + קָה
tse + da + ka
tsedaka

Alphabet Analysis

Tsadets as in cats
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    tse-da-KA

  2. clause

    tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH

  3. sentence

    tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH ve-rish-A te-sal-LEF khat-TAT

Exegesis

tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-ḏā-qāh} ‘righteousness’ serves as the subject in the first clause, followed by the Qal imperfect titzor {תִּצֹּר | tîṣ-ṣôr} ‘she guards’ and the construct tam derekh {תָּם־דָּרֶךְ | ṯām dā-reḵ} ‘blameless way’ as object.

Root and etymology

Rootts-d-q

to be just or righteous

In contextProverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards the blameless one in his way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:6, so the Hebrew word צְ֭דָקָה (tsedaka) 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.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.6.W1.S1) and character.