Proverbs 10:19:7Prov.10.19.W7TAB
מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
maskil
“is prudent or insightful”
- Transliteration
- mas-KIL
- Extended
- mahs-KIHL
- IPA
- /masˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- is prudent or insightful
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 | 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 |
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Word in context
- word
mas-KIL
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TAV mas-KIL
- clause
ve-kho-SEKH se-fa-TAV mas-KIL
- sentence
be-ROV de-va-RIM LO ye-khed-DAL-PA-sha ve-kho-SEKH se-fa-TAV mas-KIL
Exegesis
The final hifil participle maskil {מַשְׂכִּיל | mə-sak-kîl} functions as the predicate in a nominal clause. In English, participles are rendered as relative clauses (“one who…”) and a copula “is” is inserted; the adversative vav is translated as “but” to preserve the contrast.
Root and etymology
š-k-lshin–kaf–lamed
“to be prudent; consider”
In context — Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression does not cease, but one who restrains his lips is discerning.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:19, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ (maskil) 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.10.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.19.W7.S1) and character.