Proverbs 10:20:1Prov.10.20.W1TAB
כֶּ֣סֶף
kesef
“silver”
- Transliteration
- KE-sef
- Extended
- KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkɛ.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-sef
- clause
KE-sef niv-KHAR le-SHON tsa-DIK
- sentence
KE-sef niv-KHAR le-SHON tsa-DIK LEV re-sha-IM kim-E-AT
Exegesis
Proverbs 10:20 presents a parallel antithetical structure where the construct phrase lešōn ṣaddîq {לְשׁ֣וֹן צַדִּ֑יק | lĕ-šōn ṣaḏ-dîq} ‘tongue of the righteous one’ serves as the subject of the first clause, with keseph nivḥar {כֶּ֣סֶף נִ֭בְחָר | kĕ-sĕ-p̄ nĭv-ḥā-r} ‘choice silver’ as predicate complement.
Root and etymology
k-s-pkaf–samech–pe
“silver, money”
In context — Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is worth little .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:20, so the Hebrew word כֶּ֣סֶף (kesef) 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.10.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.20.W1.S1) and character.