Proverbs 10:18:7Prov.10.18.W7TAB
כְסִֽיל׃
khesil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- khe-SIL
- Extended
- kheh-SEEL
- IPA
- /xəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
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
khe-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
HU khe-SIL
- clause
u-mo-TSI dib-BA HU khe-SIL
- sentence
me-kha-SE sin-A sif-TE-sha-KER u-mo-TSI dib-BA HU khe-SIL
Exegesis
The clause closes with the resumptive pronoun hu {הוּא | hūʾ} and predicate noun kesil {כְּסִיל | ke-sîl} ‘fool,’ creating an antithetical parallelism that contrasts hidden hatred with exposed slander.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-l
“to be thick, foolish”
In context — Proverbs 10:18
One who covers hatred has lips of falsehood, and one who brings out slander is a fool.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:18, so the Hebrew word כְסִֽיל׃ (khesil) 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.10.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.18.W7.S1) and character.