Proverbs 14:34:1Prov.14.34.W1TAB
צְדָקָ֥ה
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 te-ro-MEM-GOY
- sentence
tse-da-KA te-ro-MEM-GOY ve-KHE-sed le-um-MIM kha-TAT
Exegesis
The subject tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘righteousness’ occurs with the Piel verb teromem {תְּרוֹמֵם | tə-rō-mēm} ‘exalts’, taking goy {גּוֹי | gōy} ‘nation’ as its direct object.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qts–d–q
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin brings reproach on any people.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:34, so the Hebrew word צְדָקָ֥ה (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.14.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.34.W1.S1) and character.