Proverbs 13:19:6Prov.13.19.W6TAB
כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
kesilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- ke-si-LIM
- Extended
- keh-sih-LEEM
- IPA
- /kə.siːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fools
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-si-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM
- clause
ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
- sentence
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The adversative vav in wə-toʿăváṯ {וְתוֹעֲבַת | wə-toʿăváṯ} ‘and abomination’ introduces a contrasting clause where kə-sîlîm {כְּסִילִים | kə-sîlîm} ‘fools’ is the subject and the infinitive construct sûr {סוּר | sûr} ‘to turn away’ governs the phrase mê-rāʿ {מֵרָע | mê-rāʿ} ‘from evil.’ This chiastic parallelism underscores how the wise delight in fulfilled longing, whereas fools view moral reorientation as detestable.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull”
In context — Proverbs 13:19
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul ; but for fools, turning away from evil is abomination .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 13:19, so the Hebrew word כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים (kesilim) 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.13.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.19.W6.S1) and character.