Proverbs 16:12:4Prov.16.12.W4TAB
רֶ֑שַׁע
resha
“wickedness”
- Transliteration
- RE-sha
- Extended
- REH-shah
- IPA
- /ˈrɛ.ʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wickedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RE-sha
- clause
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha
- sentence
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE
Exegesis
The Qal infinitive construct asot {עֲשׂוֹת | ‘ă-sôt} with its object resha {רֶשַׁע | ré-ša‘} forms a substantive clause denoting the objectionable act.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿResh–Shin–Ayin
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 16:12
Wickedness is detestable to kings, for by righteousness the throne is made secure.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:12, so the Hebrew word רֶ֑שַׁע (resha) 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.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.12.W4.S1) and character.