Proverbs 29:27:2Prov.29.27.W2TAB
צַ֭דִּיקִים
tsadikim
“righteous ones”
- Transliteration
- tsa-di-KIM
- Extended
- tsah-dih-KEEM
- IPA
- /tsad.diːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-di-KIM
- clause
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel
- sentence
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel ve-to-a-VAT ra-SHA ye-SHAR-da-REKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct noun toavat {תּוֹעֲבַת | tô-ʿă-vat} ‘abomination’ linked to tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣad-dî-qîm} ‘righteous ones’, establishing that the righteous perceive injustice as morally repulsive.
Root and etymology
Rootts-d-q
“to be just”
In context — Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous , and one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:27, so the Hebrew word צַ֭דִּיקִים (tsadikim) 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.29.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.27.W2.S1) and character.