Proverbs 21:7:1Prov.21.7.W1TAB
שֹׁד־רְשָׁעִ֥ים
shodreshaim
“the violence of wicked people”
- Transliteration
- shod-re-sha-IM
- Extended
- shohd-reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /ʃoːd.rə.ʃaː.ˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the violence of wicked people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
shod-re-sha-IM
- clause
shod-re-sha-IM ye-go-REM
- sentence
shod-re-sha-IM ye-go-REM KI me-a-NU la-a-SOT mi-she-PAT
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct shod-r'sha'im {שֹׁד־רְשָׁעִ֥ים | šô-ḏ-rə-šā-ʿîm} links violence {שֹׁד | šô-ḏ} ‘violent force’ and the wicked {רְשָׁעִים | rĕ-šā-ʿîm} ‘morally corrupt ones’, emphasizing that their downfall is rooted in their own character.
Root and etymology
sh-dshin–dalet
“violence”
In context — Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to administer justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:7, so the Hebrew word שֹׁד־רְשָׁעִ֥ים (shodreshaim) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.7.W1.S1) and character.