Proverbs 15:28:6Prov.15.28.W6TAB
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
rehshaim
“wicked {ones}”
- Transliteration
- reh-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.ʃaːˈʕiːm/
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
reh-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
u-FI reh-sha-IM
- clause
u-FI reh-sha-IM ya-BI-a ra-OT
- sentence
LEV tsa-DIK yeh-ge la-a-NOT u-FI reh-sha-IM ya-BI-a ra-OT
Exegesis
The second line begins with ufi {וּפִי | ū-pî} ‘mouth of’ modified by resha'im {רְשָׁעִים | rǝšāʿîm} ‘wicked’, then the Hiphil imperfect yabbi'a {יַבִּיעַ | yabbîaʿ} ‘pours out’ with object ra'ot {רָעוֹת | rāʿōṯ} ‘evil things’. The coordinating vav marks contrast between reflective restraint and unrestrained speech.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿResh Shin Ayin
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:28, so the Hebrew word רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (rehshaim) 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.15.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.28.W6.S1) and character.