Proverbs 8:15:6Prov.8.15.W6TAB
צֶֽדֶק׃
tsedek
“justice or righteousness”
- Transliteration
- TSE-dek
- Extended
- TSEH-dehk
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛ.dɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice or righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
TSE-dek
- phraseyour reading level
ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
- clause
ve-roz-NIM ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
- sentence
BI me-la-KHIM yim-lo-KHU ve-roz-NIM ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
Exegesis
The direct object tsēḏeq {צֶדֶק | ṣē-ḥeq} follows, completing the parallelism between ruling and legislating. This paratactic structure and fronted prepositional phrase accentuate Wisdom as the foundational source of both political authority and just governance.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“justice”
In context — Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 8:15, so the Hebrew word צֶֽדֶק׃ (tsedek) 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.8.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.15.W6.S1) and character.