Proverbs 21:3:2Prov.21.3.W2TAB
צְדָקָ֣ה
tsedaka
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- tse-da-KA
- Extended
- tseh-daa-KAA
- IPA
- /tsə.ðaˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-da-KA
- clause
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT
- sentence
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the infinitive construct asoh {עֲשֹׂה | ʿă-sôh} ‘to do’, which forms a construct chain with tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘righteousness’ and mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pāṭ} ‘justice’ connected by the conjunction vav {וּ | wə} ‘and’. This chain functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 21:3
The LORD values doing righteousness and justice more than sacrifice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:3, so the Hebrew word צְדָקָ֣ה (tsedaka) 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.21.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.3.W2.S1) and character.