Proverbs 10:1:7Prov.10.1.W7TAB
כְּ֝סִ֗יל
kesil
“foolish”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /uːˈveːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- foolish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| 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
ke-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEN ke-SIL
- clause
u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
- sentence
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
Exegesis
It employs antithetic parallelism, introducing two lines with ben {בֵּ֣ן | bēn} ‘son’, one qualified by chakham {חָ֭כָם | khā·khām} ‘wise’ and the other by kesil {כְּ֝סִ֗יל | kĕ·sîl} ‘fool’.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be foolish”
In context — Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:1, so the Hebrew word כְּ֝סִ֗יל (kesil) 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 Prov.10.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.1.W7.S1) and character.