Proverbs 3:25:5Prov.3.25.W5TAB
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
reshaim
“the wicked”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wicked
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- phraseyour reading level
u-mish-sho-AT re-sha-IM
- clause
u-mish-sho-AT re-sha-IM KI ta-VO
- sentence
al-ti-RA mi-pa-KHAD pit-e-OM u-mish-sho-AT re-sha-IM KI ta-VO
Exegesis
The conjunction umin {וּמִן | ū-min} introduces a parallel clause: min shoat reshaim {מִן שֹׁאָת רְשָׁעִים | min šōʾāh rešaʿîm}, “from the ruin of the wicked,” with shoat in construct relation to reshaim.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly, be unjust”
In context — Proverbs 3:25
Do not fear sudden terror , nor the ruin of the wicked when it comes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:25, so the Hebrew word רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (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.3.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.25.W5.S1) and character.