Proverbs 29:16:2Prov.29.16.W2TAB
רְ֭שָׁעִים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shah-EEM
- IPA
- /rə.ʃaˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha
- sentence
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain birvot resha‘im {בִּרְב֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים | birvōṯ reša‘îm} ‘multiplication of the wicked,’ where the preposition bet {בְּ | bə} expresses circumstantial state.
Root and etymology
Rootr–š–ʿ
“wickedness, guilt”
In context — Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:16, so the Hebrew word רְ֭שָׁעִים (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.29.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.16.W2.S1) and character.