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The memoryזֵכֶרof the righteousצַדִּיקis for a blessing,לִבְרָכָהbutוְthe nameשֵׁםof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill rot.יִרְקָב
Proverbs 10:7
Study it in the app“The memory of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:7, word by word
- The memoryזֵכֶרzecher
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zecher” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- is for a blessingבְרָכָהveracha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “veracha” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- will rotיִרְקָבyirkav
rot
To rot, to decay; to waste away like wood eaten by worms.
Where else “yirkav” appears
The context
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 · This verse (above)
8The wise of heart receives commandments, but the fool of lips will be thrown down.