Proverbs 17:23:3Prov.17.23.W3TAB
רָשָׁ֣ע
rasha
“a wicked man”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked man
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
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH
- sentence
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH le-hat-TOT AR-khot mish-PAT
Exegesis
The fronted noun rasha {רָשָׁ֣ע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked’ places the moral agent in focus, and the Qal imperfect yikakh {יִקָּ֑ח | yiqqāḥ} ‘he takes’ indicates ongoing action.
Root and etymology
Rootr-sh-ʿ
“to be wicked, guilty”
In context — Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person takes a bribe from the bosom to twist the tracks of justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:23, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֣ע (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.17.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.23.W3.S1) and character.