Proverbs 29:16:4Prov.29.16.W4TAB
וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים
vetsadikim
“but righteous ones”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsa-di-KIM
- Extended
- veh-tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /wə.tsad.diˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but righteous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-tsa-di-KIM
- clause
ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
- sentence
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | və} introduces a contrasting clause ve-tsaddiqim {וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים | ve-ṣaddîqîm} ‘and the righteous,’ followed by the prepositional phrase be-mapaltam {בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם | be-mappal’tām} ‘in their fall’ and the imperfect verb yir’u {יִרְאֽוּ | yir’û} ‘they see,’ connoting future or habitual witnessing. This structural parallelism emphasizes the accumulation of wrongdoing and the ultimate reversal for the righteous in Hebrew poetic antithesis.
Root and etymology
Rootṣ–d–q
“righteousness”
In context — Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:16, so the Hebrew word וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים (vetsadikim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.16.W4.S1) and character.