Proverbs 14:8:6Prov.14.8.W6TAB
כְּסִילִ֣ים
kesilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- ke-si-LIM
- Extended
- keh-sih-LIIM
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-si-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-si-LIM mir-MA
- clause
ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
- sentence
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction wə introduces wə-ʼiwəleṯ kesilim {וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים | wə-ʼiwəleṯ ke-sîlîm} ‘but folly of fools,’ with ʼiwəleṯ functioning as a construct noun.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull, lacking sense”
In context — Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is that he understands his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:8, so the Hebrew word כְּסִילִ֣ים (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.14.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.8.W6.S1) and character.