Proverbs 13:9:1Prov.13.9.W1TAB
אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים
ortsadikim
“light of righteous ones”
- Transliteration
- OR-tsa-di-KIM
- Extended
- OHR-tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /ʔoːr.tsˁad.diˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- light of righteous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
OR-tsa-di-KIM
- clause
OR-tsa-di-KIM yis-me-AKH
- sentence
OR-tsa-di-KIM yis-me-AKH ve-NER re-sha-IM yid-e-AKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with or {אוֹר | ʾôr} ‘light’ in construct with tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣaḏ-dî-qîm} ‘righteous’, personifying light to express vindication.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ר
“to be or become light, to shine”
In context — Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:9, so the Hebrew word אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים (ortsadikim) 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.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.9.W1.S1) and character.