Proverbs 18:5:5Prov.18.5.W5TAB
צַ֝דִּ֗יק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsahd-DEEK
- IPA
- /tsˤadˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a righteous one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK
- clause
le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
- sentence
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
Exegesis
A parallel antithetic clause uses lehatot tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaddîq} ‘to pervert the righteous’ and bamishpat {בַּמִּשְׁפָּט | ba-mišpāṭ} ‘in judgment,’ creating a balanced contrast that underscores the prohibition against bias. In the formal translation the infinitives become finite clauses for readability, and in the dynamic the language shifts to contemporary legal idioms while preserving the verse’s emphasis on impartial justice.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just, righteous”
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 18:5:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:5, so the Hebrew word צַ֝דִּ֗יק (tsadik) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.5.W5.S1) and character.