Proverbs 4:14:2Prov.4.14.W2TAB
רְ֭שָׁעִים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shah-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
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 |
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Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- clause
be-O-rakh re-sha-IM al-ta-VO
- sentence
be-O-rakh re-sha-IM al-ta-VO ve-al-te-a-SHER be-DE-rekh ra-IM
Exegesis
These are followed by prepositional phrases be-orach {בְּאֹרַח | bə-ʾō-rāḥ} ‘path’ with the noun resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’, and be-derekh {בְּדֶרֶךְ | bə-de-reḵ} ‘way’ with ra’im {רָעִים | rā-ʿîm} ‘evil ones’, forming synonymous parallelism to reinforce the warning. The shift to the Piel imperfect in te-asher indicates intensified, purposeful continuation. Translating “enter” and “proceed” preserves the Hebrew’s sense of deliberate movement while maintaining the verse’s balanced structure.
Root and etymology
Rootr-š-ʿ
“to act wickedly”
In context — Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked , and do not proceed in the way of evildoers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:14, so the Hebrew word רְ֭שָׁעִים (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.4.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.14.W2.S1) and character.