Proverbs 16:12:6Prov.16.12.W6TAB
בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה
vitsdaka
“by righteousness”
- Transliteration
- vits-da-KA
- Extended
- vihts-deh-daa-KAA
- IPA
- /vits.daːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
vits-da-KA
- phraseyour reading level
KI vits-da-KA
- clause
KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE
- sentence
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bitzdaqah {בִצְדָקָה | bĭts-də-qâ} specifies the instrument of the following Qal imperfect yikon {יִכּוֹן | yik-kôn}, which conveys ongoing establishment, and kisse {כִּסֵּא | kis-sê} is its object. The antithetical parallelism between abhorrence of evil and the basis of stable rule is highlighted by placing the critique of wickedness before the justification of righteous governance.
Root and etymology
tsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 16:12
Wickedness is detestable to kings, for by righteousness the throne is made secure.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:12, so the Hebrew word בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה (vitsdaka) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.12.W6.S1) and character.