Proverbs 15:14:6Prov.15.14.W6TAB
כְ֝סִילִ֗ים
khesilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- khe-si-LIM
- Extended
- kheh-sih-LEEM
- IPA
- /xəsiːˈliːm/
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
khe-si-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM
- clause
u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
- sentence
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction introduces u-fi kesilīm {וּפִי כְסִילִים | ū-p̄î kəsīlīm} ‘but the mouth of fools,’ shifting to the contrasting agent.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaph–samekh–lamed
“fool”
In context — Proverbs 15:14
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:14, so the Hebrew word כְ֝סִילִ֗ים (khesilim) 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.15.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.14.W6.S1) and character.