Proverbs 28:16:8Prov.28.16.W8TAB
בֶ֝֗צַע
vetsa
“unjust gain or profit”
- Transliteration
- VE-tsa
- Extended
- veh-TSAH
- IPA
- /ˈvɛ.tsɑʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- unjust gain or profit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
VE-tsa
- phraseyour reading level
se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa
- clause
se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM
- sentence
na-GID kha-SAR te-vu-NOT ve-RAV ma-a-shak-KOT se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM
Exegesis
A contrastive waw introduces the second statement with sone beṣaʿ {שֹׂנֵא בֶצַע | sō-nê be-ṣaʿ} ‘one who hates gain’.
Root and etymology
b-ts-ʿb–ts–ʿ
“to cut, gain by violence”
In context — Proverbs 28:16
A leader who lacks understanding commits many extortions , but whoever hates unjust gain will prolong his days .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 28:16, so the Hebrew word בֶ֝֗צַע (vetsa) 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.28.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.16.W8.S1) and character.