Proverbs 2:22:1Prov.2.22.W1TAB
וּ֭רְשָׁעִים
ureshaim
“but wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- u-re-sha-IM
- Extended
- oo-reh-shah-EEM
- IPA
- /u.rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-re-sha-IM
- clause
u-re-sha-IM me-E-rets yi-ka-RE-tu
- sentence
u-re-sha-IM me-E-rets yi-ka-RE-tu u-vog-de-IM yi-se-KHU mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The prefixed vav on ursha’im {וּרְשָׁעִים | u-rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’ introduces a contrastive clause.
Root and etymology
ר־ש־ע
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn out of it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 2:22, so the Hebrew word וּ֭רְשָׁעִים (ureshaim) 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.2.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.22.W1.S1) and character.