Proverbs 24:15:2Prov.24.15.W2TAB
רָ֭שָׁע
rasha
“wicked one”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAH
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked one
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
al-te-e-ROV ra-SHA lin-VE tsa-DIK
- sentence
al-te-e-ROV ra-SHA lin-VE tsa-DIK al-te-sha-DED riv-TSO
Exegesis
The vocative rāšāʿ {רָשָׁע | rāšāʿ} singles out the wicked as agent.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to be or act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 24:15
Do not lie in ambush, O wicked man, for the dwelling of the righteous; do not devastate his resting place .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:15, so the Hebrew word רָ֭שָׁע (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.24.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.15.W2.S1) and character.