Proverbs 29:7:5Prov.29.7.W5TAB
רָ֝שָׁ֗ע
rasha
“a wicked one”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
ra-SHA lo-ya-VIN DA-at
- sentence
yo-DE-a tsa-DIK DIN da-LIM ra-SHA lo-ya-VIN DA-at
Exegesis
The verse exhibits synonymous parallelism, contrasting yodea tsaddiq din dalim {יֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק דִּין דַּלִּים} “the righteous knows the judgment of the poor” with rasha lo-yavin da'at {רָשָׁע לֹא־יָבִין דָּעַת} “the wicked does not understand knowledge.”
Root and etymology
r-sh-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to be wicked or criminal”
In context — Proverbs 29:7
The righteous know the judgment of the poor, but the wicked do not understand knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:7, so the Hebrew word רָ֝שָׁ֗ע (rasha) 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.29.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.7.W5.S1) and character.