Proverbs 28:15:5Prov.28.15.W5TAB
רָ֝שָׁ֗ע
rasha
“wicked”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAH
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked
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
- phraseyour reading level
mo-SHEL ra-SHA
- clause
mo-SHEL ra-SHA AL am-DAL
- sentence
a-RI-NO-hem ve-DOV sho-KEK mo-SHEL ra-SHA AL am-DAL
Exegesis
In the main clause the noun moshel {מֹשֵׁל | mō-šēl} ‘one who rules’ is modified by the adjective rasha {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked,’ conveying moral judgment.
Root and etymology
r-sh-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“wicked”
In context — Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:15, so the Hebrew word רָ֝שָׁ֗ע (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.28.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.15.W5.S1) and character.