Proverbs 15:8:2Prov.15.8.W2TAB
רְ֭שָׁעִים
reshaim
“of wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.ʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
- clause
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH u-te-fi-LAHT ye-sha-RIM re-tso-NO
Exegesis
The verse begins with zevach {זֶבַח | zē-ḇāḥ} ‘sacrifice’ followed by resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | rĕ-šā-‘îm} ‘wicked ones’ in a construct chain producing “sacrifice of the wicked.”
Root and etymology
r-š-‘resh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but the prayer of the upright is His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:8, so the Hebrew word רְ֭שָׁעִים (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.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.8.W2.S1) and character.