Proverbs 28:5:1Prov.28.5.W1TAB
אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע
anshera
“men of evil”
- Transliteration
- an-she-RA
- Extended
- ahn-shee-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔan.ʃeːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-she-RA
- clause
an-she-RA lo-ya-VI-nu mish-PAHT
- sentence
an-she-RA lo-ya-VI-nu mish-PAHT u-me-vak-SHE ye-ho-VAH ya-VI-nu KOL
Exegesis
The verse opens with anshei-ra {אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע | ʾăn-šê-rāʿ} ‘men of evil,’ marking the subject of the first clause.
Root and etymology
r-ʿresh–ayin
“harmful,”
In context — Proverbs 28:5
Men of evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:5, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע (anshera) 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.28.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.5.W1.S1) and character.