| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The construct phrase beyt tsaddiq {בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק | bêt ṣaddîq} ‘house of the righteous’ links dwelling and moral status. The noun hosen {חֹ֣סֶן | ḥô·sen} ‘wealth, treasure’ is modified by rav {רָ֑ב | rāḇ} ‘much, great’. The conjunction wə {וּ | wə} signals contrast leading into the prepositional construct ubitvuat rasha {וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע | ū-biṯwū’āṯ rāšaʿ} ‘in the revenue of the wicked’. The verb ne’keret {נֶעְכָּֽרֶת | neʿkāret}, a Niphal participle, conveys passive ruin. The parallel structure juxtaposes the firm foundation of the righteous with the unstable yield of the wicked. |