Jeremiah 20:11:13Jer.20.11.W13TAB
הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ
hiskilu
“they have acted wisely or succeeded”
- Transliteration
- his-ki-LU
- Extended
- hihs-kee-LOO
- IPA
- /hisˈkiːluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have acted wisely or succeeded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
his-ki-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ki-LO his-ki-LU
- clause
BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The explanatory clause kî-lō hiskîlû {כִּי־לֹא הִשׂכִּילוּ | kî-lō hiskîlû} ‘for they did not act wisely’ functions as a reason clause.
Root and etymology
s-k-lShin–Kaph–Lamed
“have insight”
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ (hiskilu) 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 Jer.20.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W13.S1) and character.