Proverbs 16:20:1Prov.16.20.W1TAB
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל
maskil
“one who acts wisely”
- Transliteration
- mas-KIL
- Extended
- mahs-KEEL
- IPA
- /masˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who acts wisely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mas-KIL
- clause
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB
- sentence
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
Exegesis
The participle maskil {מַשְׂכִּ֣יל | maš-kîl} ‘one who acts prudently’ initiates the protasis, followed by the prepositional phrase al-davar {עַל־דָּבָר | ʿal-də-vār} ‘concerning a matter,’ setting a practical context.
Root and etymology
š-k-lShin–Kaf–Lamed
“to be prudent”
In context — Proverbs 16:20
The one who acts prudently concerning a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD —blessed is he .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:20, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂכִּ֣יל (maskil) 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.16.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.20.W1.S1) and character.