Proverbs 13:16:4Prov.13.16.W4TAB
וּ֝כְסִ֗יל
ukhesil
“but a fool”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-SIL
- Extended
- oo-kheh-SEEL
- IPA
- /uχ.səˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-khe-SIL
- clause
u-khe-SIL yif-rosh i-ve-LET
- sentence
KAL-a-RUM ya-a-SE ve-DA-at u-khe-SIL yif-rosh i-ve-LET
Exegesis
The adverbial prepositional phrase bedaat {בְּדָעַת | bə·dā·ʿát} ‘with knowledge’ specifies manner, while the conjunction ukesil {וּכְסִיל | ū·kə·sîl} ‘but a fool’ introduces the contrasting subject.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull”
In context — Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent person acts with knowledge , but a fool lays open folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:16, so the Hebrew word וּ֝כְסִ֗יל (ukhesil) 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.13.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.16.W4.S1) and character.