Proverbs 14:25:6Prov.14.25.W6TAB
כְּזָבִ֣ים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzɔˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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-za-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-za-VIM mir-MA
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
- sentence
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The adversative vav in veyaphiach {וְיָפִ֖חַ | wə-yā-pî-aḥ} ‘and breathes forth’ introduces the contrasting clause with kezavim {כְּזָבִים | kə-zā-vîm} ‘lies’ as its object.
In context — Proverbs 14:25
A witness of truth preserves lives, yet one who utters lies practices deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:25, so the Hebrew word כְּזָבִ֣ים (kezavim) 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.14.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.25.W6.S1) and character.