Proverbs 8:18:5Prov.8.18.W5TAB
וּצְדָקָֽה׃
utsedaka
“and righteousness”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- oo-tseh-daa-KAA
- IPA
- /uːtsədaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and righteousness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-tse-da-KA
- clause
HON a-TEK u-tse-da-KA
- sentence
O-sher-ve-kha-VOD i-TI HON a-TEK u-tse-da-KA
Exegesis
The conjunction u- {וּ | wû} ‘and’ links ataq to tsedaqah {צְדָקָֽה | ṣə-dā-qā(h)} ‘righteousness’, creating synonymous parallelism that integrates material prosperity and moral virtue. This chiastic structure (A: riches/honor; B: wealth/endurance; B’: righteousness) guides the English rendering by preserving parallel noun phrases and modifier placement.
Root and etymology
ts-d-qts-d-q
“to be righteous, just”
In context — Proverbs 8:18
Riches and honor are with me; enduring wealth and righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:18, so the Hebrew word וּצְדָקָֽה׃ (utsedaka) 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.8.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.18.W5.S1) and character.