Proverbs 17:25:1Prov.17.25.W1TAB
כַּ֣עַ
kaas
“vexation or grief”
- Transliteration
- KA-as
- Extended
- KAH-ahs
- IPA
- /ˈka.ʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- vexation or grief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-as
- clause
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL
- sentence
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL u-ME-mer le-yo-lad-TO
Exegesis
It opens with kaas {כַּעַס | kaʿās} ‘grief’ followed by the prepositional phrase leaviv {לְאָבִיו | lə-ʾā-vîv} ‘to his father’.
Root and etymology
ע־ס־ס
“to be vexed”
In context — Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:25, so the Hebrew word כַּ֣עַ (kaas) 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.17.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.25.W1.S1) and character.