Proverbs 14:7:4Prov.14.7.W4TAB
כְּסִ֑יל
kesil
“foolish or a fool”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- foolish or a fool
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-SIL
- clause
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL
- sentence
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL u-val-ya-DA-ta sif-TE-DA-at
Exegesis
The object lə-’îš kə-sîl {לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל | lə-’îš kə-sîl} ‘to a foolish man’ identifies the undesirable companion.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull, lacking sense”
In context — Proverbs 14:7
Leave the presence of a foolish man when you see there are no lips of knowledge in him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:7, so the Hebrew word כְּסִ֑יל (kesil) 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.14.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.7.W4.S1) and character.