Proverbs 14:5:6Prov.14.5.W6TAB
כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzaːˈviːm/
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
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ED e-mu-NIM LO ye-khaz-ZEV ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed Hiphil ve-yafiakh {וְיָפִיחַ | wə-yā-pî-aḥ} ‘and-he-speaks’ intensifies the act of expelling falsehoods (kezavim {כְּזָבִים | kə-zā-ḇîm} ‘lies’) before the concluding parallel ed shaker {עֵד שָׁקֶר | ʿêd šā-qer} ‘false witness,’ reinforcing the ethical contrast by chiastic parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:5, so the Hebrew word כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים (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.14.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.5.W6.S1) and character.