Proverbs 28:3:2Prov.28.3.W2TAB
רָ֭שׁ
rash
“poor”
- Transliteration
- RASH
- Extended
- RAASH
- IPA
- /ˈraːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RASH
- clause
GE-ver RASH ve-o-SHEK da-LIM
- sentence
GE-ver RASH ve-o-SHEK da-LIM ma-TAR so-KHEF ve-EN LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain gever rash {גּבֶר רָשׁ | ge-ber rāš} ‘poor man,’ foregrounding the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked”
In context — Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a rainstorm that sweeps away and leaves no bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 28:3, so the Hebrew word רָ֭שׁ (rash) 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.28.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.3.W2.S1) and character.