Proverbs 17:16:3Prov.17.16.W3TAB
בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל
beyadkesil
“in the hand of a fool”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-ke-SIL
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /bəˈjad.kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the hand of a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-ke-SIL
- clause
la-MA-ze me-KHIR be-YAD-ke-SIL
- sentence
la-MA-ze me-KHIR be-YAD-ke-SIL lik-NOT kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
Exegesis
The noun mekhir {מְחִיר | mə-ḥîr} ‘price’ forms a construct chain with beyad {בְּיַד | bə-yaḏ} ‘in the hand of’, linked to kesil {כְּסִיל | kə-sîl} ‘fool’.
Root and etymology
כ־ס־ל
“foolish, dull”
In context — Proverbs 17:16
Why is there this price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom , when there is no heart ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:16, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל (beyadkesil) 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.17.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.16.W3.S1) and character.