Proverbs 14:33:6Prov.14.33.W6TAB
כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
kesilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- ke-si-LIM
- Extended
- keh-sih-LEEM
- IPA
- /kəsiːˈliːm/
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
u-ve-KE-rev ke-si-LIM
- clause
u-ve-KE-rev ke-si-LIM ti-va-DE-a
- sentence
be-LEV na-VON ta-NU-akh khokh-MA u-ve-KE-rev ke-si-LIM ti-va-DE-a
Exegesis
The verse employs antithetical parallelism with two locative prepositional phrases: belev {בְּלֵב | bə-lēḇ} ‘in the heart’ paired with navon {נָבוֹן | nā-vōn} ‘discerning’, and uveqerev {וּבְקֶרֶב | wə-bə-qə-rêḇ} ‘in the midst’ paired with kesilim {כְּסִילִים | kə-śî-lîm} ‘fools’.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samekh–lamed
“foolish”
In context — Proverbs 14:33
In the heart of the discerning , wisdom rests; but in the midst of fools, it is made known.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:33, 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.14.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.33.W6.S1) and character.