Proverbs 21:18:5Prov.21.18.W5TAB
יְשָׁרִ֣ים
yesharim
“upright ones”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-RIM
- Extended
- yeh-shaa-REEM
- IPA
- /jəʃaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upright ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
ye-sha-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
- clause
ve-TA-khat ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
- sentence
KO-fer la-tsa-DIK ra-SHA ve-TA-khat ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
Exegesis
The conjunction vav introduces the second clause, where tachat {וְתַ֖חַת | wə-ṭa-ḥaṯ} ‘under’ indicates substitution, linking yesharim {יְשָׁרִ֣ים | ye-šārîm} ‘upright ones’ to boged {בּוֹגֵֽד | bô-ḡēḏ} ‘traitor.’ This parallel structure highlights a legal motif of substitution and contrasts moral character.
Root and etymology
Rooty-sh-r
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 21:18
The wicked will serve as a ransom for the righteous , and the traitor will stand in the place of the upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:18, so the Hebrew word יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yesharim) 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.21.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.18.W5.S1) and character.