רָ֭שָׁע

𐤓𐤔𐤏

rasha

the wicked

from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

H7563

Proverbs 17:15 · Word #2

Lexicon H7563

Lemmaרָשָׁע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤔𐤏
Transliterationrâshâʻ
Strong'sH7563
In-contextthe wicked

Morphology HAamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7563-14

a guilty-wicked man

Rootרשע (r-š-ʿ)
Core Meaningswickedness, guilt, criminality, being in the wrong, moral wrongness
Semantic Rangemorally wrong person, guilty party, criminal, unjust man, one condemned in court, impious or ungodly individual
Conceptual Significanceרָשָׁע represents the covenant violator who stands opposed to צדק (righteousness). In biblical theology, the רָשָׁע is not merely flawed but actively aligned against YHWH’s justice, often contrasted with the צַדִּיק (righteous one) in wisdom and prophetic literature.
Morphological NotesAdjective, masculine singular absolute (HAamsa), often used substantively to denote a wicked or guilty man in contrast to the righteous.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective רָשָׁע (masculine singular absolute) describes one who is morally and legally in the wrong. Rendering it as "a guilty-wicked man" preserves both the ethical sense (wicked) and the forensic nuance (guilty), while clearly reflecting the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root רשע (wickedness, guilt, criminality, being in the wrong, moral wrongness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7563-01 bareshaim among the guilty men
H7562-01 beresha by moral wrongdoing
H7564-01 berisheat in wickedness-of

Word Usage (263 occurrences of H7563)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 18:23 רָשָֽׁע rasha the wicked
Genesis 18:25 רָשָׁ֔ע rasha wicked
Genesis 18:25 כָּ/רָשָׁ֑ע karasha like the wicked