Psalm 17:9:2Ps.17.9.W2TAB
רְ֭שָׁעִים
reshaim
“wicked people”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-sha-IM
- IPA
- /rəʃaˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- clause
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni
- sentence
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh yak-KI-fu a-LAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mipnei {מִפְּנֵי | mip-nē} ‘from before’ marks the source of threat and governs the head noun reshaim {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’.
Root and etymology
ר־שׁ־ע
“to be wicked”
In context — Psalm 17:9
From the wicked who do me violence , from my enemies who seek my life , who surround me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:9, so the Hebrew word רְ֭שָׁעִים (reshaim) 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.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.9.W2.S1) and character.