Proverbs 16:12:8Prov.16.12.W8TAB

כִּסֵּֽא׃

kise

throne

Transliteration
ki-SE
Extended
kih-SEH
IPA
/kisˈseːʔ/

Meaning by language

English
throne

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Result
כִּ + סֵּֽא׃
ki + se
kise

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Samekhs as in sit
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    ki-SE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yi-KON ki-SE

  3. clause

    KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE

  4. sentence

    to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase bitzdaqah {בִצְדָקָה | bĭts-də-qâ} specifies the instrument of the following Qal imperfect yikon {יִכּוֹן | yik-kôn}, which conveys ongoing establishment, and kisse {כִּסֵּא | kis-sê} is its object. The antithetical parallelism between abhorrence of evil and the basis of stable rule is highlighted by placing the critique of wickedness before the justification of righteous governance.

Root and etymology

kaf–samekh–aleph

seat, throne

In contextProverbs 16:12

Wickedness is detestable to kings, for by righteousness the throne is made secure.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 16:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 16:12, so the Hebrew word כִּסֵּֽא׃ (kise) 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.16.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.12.W8.S1) and character.