Proverbs 5:22:3Prov.5.22.W3TAB
אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע
etharasha
“the wicked”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-ra-SHA
- Extended
- EHT-hah-rah-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.raːˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wicked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ET-ha-ra-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA
- clause
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA
- sentence
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾēt} marks ha-rasha {הָרָשָׁ֑ע | hārāšāʿ} ‘the wicked’ appositionally as the object.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–shin–ayin
“wickedness, criminality”
In context — Proverbs 5:22
His iniquities will ensnare him—the wicked, and by the cords of his sin he will be held fast.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע (etharasha) 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.5.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.22.W3.S1) and character.