Proverbs 13:9:4Prov.13.9.W4TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
re-sha-IM yid-e-AKH
- clause
ve-NER re-sha-IM yid-e-AKH
- sentence
OR-tsa-di-KIM yis-me-AKH ve-NER re-sha-IM yid-e-AKH
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly”
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 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:9, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (reshaim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.9.W4.S1) and character.