Proverbs 17:15:1Prov.17.15.W1TAB
מַצְדִּ֣יק
matsdik
“one justifying”
- Transliteration
- mats-DIK
- Extended
- mahts-DDEEK
- IPA
- /matsˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- one justifying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mats-DIK
- clause
mats-DIK ra-SHA u-mar-shi-A tsa-DIK
- sentence
mats-DIK ra-SHA u-mar-shi-A tsa-DIK to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The verse employs two parallel Hifil participles, matzdik {מַצְדִּ֣יק | matsdîq} ‘he who justifies’ and umaršî'a {וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ | umaršî‘a} ‘he who condemns’, establishing moral parallelism.
Root and etymology
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous—both are an abomination to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:15, so the Hebrew word מַצְדִּ֣יק (matsdik) 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.15.W1.S1) and character.