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
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-da-KA
- clause
tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.