Proverbs 25:5:2Prov.25.5.W2TAB
רָ֭שָׁע
rasha
“a wicked one”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- rah-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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
HA-go ra-SHA lif-ne-ME-lekh
- sentence
HA-go ra-SHA lif-ne-ME-lekh ve-yik-KON ba-TSE-dek kis-O
Exegesis
The direct object rasha {רָ֭שָׁע | rā-šāʿ} “wicked person” follows.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 25:5
Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:5, 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.25.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.5.W2.S1) and character.