1 Samuel 18:14:41 Sam.18.14.W4TAB
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
maskiil
“acting wisely or having success”
- Transliteration
- mas-ki-IL
- Extended
- mahs-keh-EEL
- IPA
- /mas.kəˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- acting wisely or having success
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mas-ki-IL
- clause
va-ye-HI da-VID le-KHOL-da-re-KHAV mas-ki-IL
- sentence
va-ye-HI da-VID le-KHOL-da-re-KHAV mas-ki-IL va-ye-ho-VAH IM-mo
Exegesis
The participle maskil {מַשְׂכִּיל | mas·kîl} ‘acting wisely’ attributes prudent skill to David’s conduct.
Root and etymology
Roots-k-l
“to have insight”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:14
And David was prudent in all his ways, and the LORD was with him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:14, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂכִּ֑יל (maskiil) 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 1 Sam.18.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.14.W4.S1) and character.