Proverbs 3:33:4Prov.3.33.W4TAB
רָשָׁ֑ע
rasha
“wicked”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /raːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked
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
me-E-rat Ye-ho-VAH be-VET ra-SHA
- sentence
me-E-rat Ye-ho-VAH be-VET ra-SHA u-ne-VE tsa-di-KIM ye-va-REKH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bbeit rosha' {בְּבֵית רָשָׁע | bᵊ-ḇêyt rā-šāʿ} “in the house of the wicked” defines the locus of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“to act wickedly, be unjust”
In context — Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the LORD rests on the house of the wicked, but He will bless the habitation of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:33, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֑ע (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.3.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.33.W4.S1) and character.