Proverbs 13:15:1Prov.13.15.W1TAB
שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב
sekheltov
“good insight”
- Transliteration
- SE-khel-TOV
- Extended
- SEH-khehl-TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈseː.xɛlˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- good insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SE-khel-TOV
- clause
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN
- sentence
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct phrase sekhel tov, where sekhel {שֵֽׂכֶל | śĕ-ḵel} ‘understanding’ in construct with tov {טוֹב | ṭôv} ‘good’ forms the subject.
Root and etymology
s-k-lshin–kaf–lamed
“to be prudent, discerning”
In context — Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:15, so the Hebrew word שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב (sekheltov) 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.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.15.W1.S1) and character.