Otcl 505 Final
Liberty Theological Seminary
Word Study: Final: “Wicked” from Psalm 1:1
A Paper
Submitted to Dr. Eric Mitchell
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Course
Hebrew Language Tools
OTCL 505
6 May 2013
STEP 1
1.Word Choice: “wicked”, from Psalm 1:1.
Transliteration: rasha
Hebrew: רָשָׁע
NASB95: wicked
NIV: wicked
NLT: wicked
MSG: not exactly translated (Sin Saloon Dead-End Road, Smart-Mouth College)
2. Strong’s Number: H7563, Could not find GK number
3. What does the word translated “wicked” in the NASB version mean in the passage Psalm 1:1?
STEP 2
1. Occurrences of the word: רָשָׁע (rasha)
-Number of occurrences: 262
-Distribution of occurrences
--In the same book: 82
--Other books by the same author: undeterminable as Psalms has multiple authors
--OT Law: 11
--OT History: 5
--OT Poetry: 111 (excluding Psalms)
--OT Prophets: 53
2. Definitions
שָׁע263 adjective wicked, criminal; — absolute ׳ר Genesis 18:23 +; plural רְשָׁעִים Isaiah 13:11 +; construct רִשְׁעֵי Psalm 75:9 3t. feminine singular רְשָׁעָה Ezekiel 3:18 (strike out Co),Ezekiel 3:19 (רָשָׁע Co); —
1 usually as substantive, one guilty of crime, deserving punishment; sometimes also wicked; opposed to צַדִּיע; רָשָׁע Exodus 2:13; Exodus 23:1 (E), Deuteronomy 25:2; Proverbs 17:23;Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 25:5; Job 9:22,24; collective Genesis 18:23,25 (twice in verse) (J) Micah 6:10; Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 28:4, רשׁעים 1 Samuel 24:14; Jeremiah 5:26; Proverbs 19:28;Proverbs 20:26; Proverbs 29:12, אנשׁים רשׁעים 2 Samuel 4:11 (murderers), רָשָׁע לָמוּתNumbers 35:31 (P) guilty of death, ׳מוֺשֵׁל ר Proverbs 28:15, compare Proverbs 29:2, ׳הִצְדִּיק רExodus 23:7 (E) Isaiah 5:23; Proverbs 17:15; ׳הִרְשִׁיעַ ר Deuteronomy 25:1; 1 Kings 8:32 = השׁיב לְרָשָׁע2Chronicles 6:23; צַדִּיק ׳אמר לר Proverbs 24:24.
2 guilty of hostility to God or his people, wicked enemies: רשׁע singular Psalm 17:13 6t. Psalms;Isaiah 26:10; collective
Word Study: Final: “Wicked” from Psalm 1:1
A Paper
Submitted to Dr. Eric Mitchell
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Course
Hebrew Language Tools
OTCL 505
6 May 2013
STEP 1
1.Word Choice: “wicked”, from Psalm 1:1.
Transliteration: rasha
Hebrew: רָשָׁע
NASB95: wicked
NIV: wicked
NLT: wicked
MSG: not exactly translated (Sin Saloon Dead-End Road, Smart-Mouth College)
2. Strong’s Number: H7563, Could not find GK number
3. What does the word translated “wicked” in the NASB version mean in the passage Psalm 1:1?
STEP 2
1. Occurrences of the word: רָשָׁע (rasha)
-Number of occurrences: 262
-Distribution of occurrences
--In the same book: 82
--Other books by the same author: undeterminable as Psalms has multiple authors
--OT Law: 11
--OT History: 5
--OT Poetry: 111 (excluding Psalms)
--OT Prophets: 53
2. Definitions
שָׁע263 adjective wicked, criminal; — absolute ׳ר Genesis 18:23 +; plural רְשָׁעִים Isaiah 13:11 +; construct רִשְׁעֵי Psalm 75:9 3t. feminine singular רְשָׁעָה Ezekiel 3:18 (strike out Co),Ezekiel 3:19 (רָשָׁע Co); —
1 usually as substantive, one guilty of crime, deserving punishment; sometimes also wicked; opposed to צַדִּיע; רָשָׁע Exodus 2:13; Exodus 23:1 (E), Deuteronomy 25:2; Proverbs 17:23;Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 25:5; Job 9:22,24; collective Genesis 18:23,25 (twice in verse) (J) Micah 6:10; Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 28:4, רשׁעים 1 Samuel 24:14; Jeremiah 5:26; Proverbs 19:28;Proverbs 20:26; Proverbs 29:12, אנשׁים רשׁעים 2 Samuel 4:11 (murderers), רָשָׁע לָמוּתNumbers 35:31 (P) guilty of death, ׳מוֺשֵׁל ר Proverbs 28:15, compare Proverbs 29:2, ׳הִצְדִּיק רExodus 23:7 (E) Isaiah 5:23; Proverbs 17:15; ׳הִרְשִׁיעַ ר Deuteronomy 25:1; 1 Kings 8:32 = השׁיב לְרָשָׁע2Chronicles 6:23; צַדִּיק ׳אמר לר Proverbs 24:24.
2 guilty of hostility to God or his people, wicked enemies: רשׁע singular Psalm 17:13 6t. Psalms;Isaiah 26:10; collective
Bibliography: Ross, Allen P.. A Commentary on the Psalms: 1-41. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2011. Walvoord, John F., and Roy B. Zuck. The Bible Knowledge Commentary. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1983. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Ross, Allen P.. A Commentary on the Psalms: 1-41. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2011, p. 185. [ 2 ]. Walvoord, John F., and Roy B. Zuck. The Bible Knowledge Commentary. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1983, p. 791