Proverbs 25:26:7Prov.25.26.W7TAB
לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃
lifnerasha
“before a wicked man”
- Transliteration
- lif-ne-RA-sha
- Extended
- lihf-neh-RAA-shaa
- IPA
- /lifˈneː.raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- before a wicked man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
lif-ne-RA-sha
- phraseyour reading level
MAT lif-ne-RA-sha
- clause
tsa-DIK MAT lif-ne-RA-sha
- sentence
MA-e-yan nir-PA-s u-ma-KOR mash-KHAT tsa-DIK MAT lif-ne-RA-sha
Exegesis
The second clause presents a moral parallel with the perfect verb māṭ {מָט | māṭ} functioning as a nominal clause, followed by the prepositional phrase lip̄nē {לִפְנֵי־ | lip̄nē} rasha {רָשָׁע | rāšāʿ}, indicating the righteous one’s subjection to the wicked. This structure underscores the reversal of expected roles and highlights the destructive effect of moral failure.
Root and etymology
ר־ש־ע
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring and a ruined fountain, so is the righteous who falls before the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 25:26, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃ (lifnerasha) 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.25.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.26.W7.S1) and character.