Proverbs 17:21:2Prov.17.21.W2TAB
כְּ֭סִיל
kesil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-SIL
- clause
yo-LED ke-SIL le-tu-GA LO
- sentence
yo-LED ke-SIL le-tu-GA LO ve-lo-yis-me-AKH a-VI na-VAL
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle yoled {יֹלֵד | yō-lēḏ} ‘one who begets’, followed by kesil {כְּסִיל | kə-sîl} ‘fool’ in direct apposition to highlight the resultant subject.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“insensible, morally dull”
In context — Proverbs 17:21
He who begets a fool brings grief upon himself; and the father of a senseless one will find no joy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:21, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭סִיל (kesil) 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.17.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.21.W2.S1) and character.