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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tsa-DIK yi-TEN
- clause
ve-tsa-DIK yi-TEN ve-LO ya-khe-SO-khe
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.