Proverbs 16:10:1Prov.16.10.W1TAB
קֶ֤סֶם
kesem
“divination or oracle”
- Transliteration
- KE-sem
- Extended
- KEH-sehm
- IPA
- /ˈqɛ.sɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- divination or oracle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-sem
- clause
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh
- sentence
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
Exegesis
The noun qesem {קֶ֤סֶם | qĕ-sēm} ‘divination, oracle’ functions as the figurative subject, highlighting authoritative speech.
Root and etymology
q-s-mqof–samekh–mem
“to divine, to reveal an oracle”
In context — Proverbs 16:10
An oracle is upon the king’s lips; in judgment his mouth does not transgress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:10, so the Hebrew word קֶ֤סֶם (kesem) 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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.10.W1.S1) and character.