Psalm 14:5:6Ps.14.5.W6TAB
צַדִּֽיק׃
tsadik
“of the righteous”
- Transliteration
- tsa-DIK
- Extended
- tsah-DEEK
- IPA
- /bəˈdoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the righteous
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
be-DOR tsa-DIK
- clause
KI-e-lo-HIM be-DOR tsa-DIK
- sentence
SHAM PA-kha-du PA-khad KI-e-lo-HIM be-DOR tsa-DIK
Exegesis
The phrase bedor tsaddik {בְּד֣וֹר צַדִּֽיק | bə-ḏōr ṣad-dîq} ‘in the generation of the righteous’ is a construct chain functioning as a locative complement, asserting God’s active presence with a community marked by righteousness. The juxtaposition of the place of terror (‘there’) with the sphere of divine solidarity (‘in the generation of the righteous’) highlights that the wicked tremble precisely because God stands with the upright. In translation, the intensifying idiom is reflected in “were seized with fear” (formal) and “were overcome by terror” (dynamic), while the construct phrase is rendered structurally in formal and paraphrased for clarity in dynamic.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–daleth–qoph
“to be just, righteous”
In context — Psalm 14:5
There they were seized with fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 14:5, so the Hebrew word צַדִּֽיק׃ (tsadik) 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 Ps.14.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.5.W6.S1) and character.