Proverbs 21:29:3Prov.21.29.W3TAB
רָשָׁ֣ע
rasha
“wicked”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV
- sentence
he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV ve-ya-SHAR HU ya-KHIN ya-VIN dar-KHAV dar-KO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect verb heez {הֵעֵ֬ז | hēʾez} ‘he hardened’, marking decisive defiance by the subject rasha {רָשָׁ֣ע | rāšāʿ} ‘wicked person’.
Root and etymology
ר־שׁ־ע
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 21:29
The wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright establishes and discerns his way.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:29, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֣ע (rasha) 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.21.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.29.W3.S1) and character.