Proverbs 15:7:6Prov.15.7.W6TAB
כְּסִילִ֣ים
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-si-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-si-LIM lo-KHEN
- clause
ve-LEV ke-si-LIM lo-KHEN
- sentence
sif-TEI kha-kha-MIM ye-za-RU DA-at ve-LEV ke-si-LIM lo-KHEN
Exegesis
The adversative vav together with lo-khen {לֹא-כֵן | lō-ḵên} ‘not so’ introduces the contrasting clause, where ve-lev {וְלֵב | wə-lêḇ} ‘the heart’ coupled with kesilim {כְּסִילִים | kᵉ-sî-lîm} ‘fools’ forms a subject that remains inactive. This chiastic parallelism underscores the ethical dimension of speech in Proverbs. The English renditions retain the Hebrew construct order and reflect the idiomatic force of lo-khen through equivalent phrasing.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be foolish, dull”
In context — Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise will disperse knowledge, but the heart of fools does not do so.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:7, 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.15.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.7.W6.S1) and character.