Proverbs 21:26:4Prov.21.26.W4TAB

וְצַדִּ֥יק

vetsadik

but a righteous one

Transliteration
ve-tsa-DIK
Extended
veh-tsa-DEEK
IPA
/və.tsadˈdiːq/

Meaning by language

English
but a righteous one

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + צַ + דִּ֥יק
ve + tsa + dik
vetsadik

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-tsa-DIK

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-tsa-DIK yi-TEN

  3. clause

    ve-tsa-DIK yi-TEN ve-LO ya-khe-SO-khe

  4. sentence

    kol-ha-YOM hi-te-a-VA ta-a-VA ve-tsa-DIK yi-TEN ve-LO ya-khe-SO-khe

Exegesis

The adversative vav {וְ | wə} introduces tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaddîq} “a righteous one.”

Root and etymology

Rootṣ-d-q

to be righteous

In contextProverbs 21:26

All day long he longs for more, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 21:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:26, so the Hebrew word וְצַדִּ֥יק (vetsadik) 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.21.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.26.W4.S1) and character.