Proverbs 17:26:3Prov.17.26.W3TAB
לַצַּדִּ֣יק
latsadik
“to the righteous”
- Transliteration
- la-tsa-DIK
- Extended
- lah-tsah-DEEK
- IPA
- /lat.tsˤaˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the righteous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
la-tsa-DIK
- clause
GAM a-NOSH la-tsa-DIK lo-TO(V)
- sentence
GAM a-NOSH la-tsa-DIK lo-TO(V) le-hak-KOT ne-di-VIM al-YO-sher
Exegesis
The infinitive construct anosh {עֲנוֹשׁ | ʿănôš} ‘to punish’ governs the object la-tsaddiq {לַצַּדִּיק | la-ṣaddîq} ‘the just’, framing the action under moral scrutiny.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qṣade–dalet–qof
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:26, so the Hebrew word לַצַּדִּ֣יק (latsadik) 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.17.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.26.W3.S1) and character.