Proverbs 17:24:5Prov.17.24.W5TAB
כְ֝סִ֗יל
khesil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- khe-SIL
- Extended
- kheh-SEEL
- IPA
- /xəˈsiːl/
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
khe-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-NE khe-SIL
- clause
ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets
- sentence
et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets
Exegesis
The conjunction vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’ introduces the antithetical clause einei kesil {עֵינֵי כְסִיל | ʿê-nêy kᵊ-sîl} ‘eyes-of fool’.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-l
“to be dull, foolish”
In context — Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before the face of the one who understands, but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:24, so the Hebrew word כְ֝סִ֗יל (khesil) 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.17.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.24.W5.S1) and character.