Proverbs 21:12:2Prov.21.12.W2TAB
צַ֭דִּיק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DEEK
- IPA
- /tsad.ˈdiːq/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-DIK
- clause
ma-se-KIL tsa-DIK le-VEIT ra-SHA
- sentence
ma-se-KIL tsa-DIK le-VEIT ra-SHA me-sa-LEF re-sha-IM la-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil participle maskil {מַשְׂכִּ֣יל | māš·kîl} ‘one who considers wisely’ modified by the adjective tsaddiq {צַ֭דִּיק | ṣaddîq} ‘righteous,’ establishing a deliberate agent.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־קts-d-q
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One wisely considers the house of the wicked; He overturns the wicked to ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:12, so the Hebrew word צַ֭דִּיק (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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.12.W2.S1) and character.