Proverbs 24:15:4Prov.24.15.W4TAB
צַדִּ֑יק
tsadik
“a righteous one”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DIHK
- IPA
- /tsadˈdiq/
Meaning by language
- English
- a righteous one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
tsa-DIK
- 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 construct chain lin̆nēwēh ṣaddīq {לִנְוֵה צַדִּיק | lin̆nēwēh ṣaddīq} specifies the targeted location and its occupant.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“to be just”
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 24:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:15, so the Hebrew word צַדִּ֑יק (tsadik) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.15.W4.S1) and character.