Proverbs 18:5:2Prov.18.5.W2TAB
פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע
penerasha
“the face of a wicked one”
- Transliteration
- pe-NE-RA-sha
- Extended
- peh-NEE-raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /pəˈneː.raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the face of a wicked one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
pe-NE-RA-sha
- clause
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB
- sentence
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
Exegesis
The construct phrase penei {פְּנֵי־ | pənê-} ‘face’ + rasha {רָשָׁע | rāšaʿ} ‘wicked’ functions idiomatically for judicial partiality.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked, act criminally”
In context — Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to show favor to the wicked or to pervert the righteous in judgment.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:5, so the Hebrew word פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע (penerasha) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.5.W2.S1) and character.