Proverbs 10:5:4Prov.10.5.W4TAB
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
maskel
“acting wisely”
- Transliteration
- mas-KE-l
- Extended
- mahs-KEE-lihl
- IPA
- /maʃˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- acting wisely
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mas-KE-l
- clause
o-GER ba-KA-yits BEN mas-KE-l
- sentence
o-GER ba-KA-yits BEN mas-KE-l nir-DAM ba-KA-tsir BEN me-VISH
Exegesis
Clause A begins with the participle ōger {אֹגֵר | ʾō-ger} ‘gathers’ followed by ben {בֵּן | ben} ‘son’ and modified by the Hiphil participle maskîl {מַשְׂכִּ֑יל | maskîl} ‘prudent’, all bound by the temporal phrase bakayits {בַּקַּיִץ | ba-qayits} ‘in the summer’.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־ל
“to be prudent”
In context — Proverbs 10:5
A son who gathers in the summer is prudent , but a son who sleeps during the harvest causes disgrace .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:5, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂכִּ֑יל (maskel) 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.10.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.5.W4.S1) and character.