Proverbs 17:15:2Prov.17.15.W2TAB
רָ֭שָׁע
rasha
“a wicked person”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAH
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- 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
Root and etymology
“to act wickedly”
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 17:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:15, so the Hebrew word רָ֭שָׁע (rasha) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.15.W2.S1) and character.