Proverbs 28:12:6Prov.28.12.W6TAB
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
reshaim
“the wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-KUM re-sha-IM
- clause
u-ve-KUM re-sha-IM ye-khu-PAS a-DAM
- sentence
ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET u-ve-KUM re-sha-IM ye-khu-PAS a-DAM
Exegesis
The coordinating ū·bə·qûm {וּבְקוּם | ū·bə·qûm} introduces the parallel second clause, shifting focus to the rise of reṣā‘îm {רְשָׁעִים | reṣā‘îm}, “wicked ones.”
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous rejoice , there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:12, so the Hebrew word רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (reshaim) 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.28.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.12.W6.S1) and character.