Psalm 15:2:4Ps.15.2.W4TAB
צֶ֑דֶק
tsedek
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- TSE-dek
- Extended
- TSEH-dehk
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛdɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
TSE-dek
- clause
ho-LEKH ta-MIM u-po-EL TSE-dek
- sentence
ho-LEKH ta-MIM u-po-EL TSE-dek ve-do-VER e-MET bil-va-VO
Exegesis
holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hô-lêk} ‘one who walks’ with tamim {תָּמִים | tā-mîm} ‘blameless’ sets the moral stance; upoel {וּפֹעֵל | ū-pō-ʿēl} ‘does’ with tsedeq {צֶדֶק | ṣē-ḏeq} ‘righteousness’ specifies right action; vedover {וְדֹבֵר | wə-ḏō-wēr} ‘speaks’ with emet {אֱמֶת | ʾĕ-meṯ} ‘truth’ underscores honest speech.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“righteousness, justice”
In context — Psalm 15:2
The one who walks blamelessly and does righteousness and speaks truth in his heart.
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 15:2, so the Hebrew word צֶ֑דֶק (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 Ps.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.2.W4.S1) and character.