Proverbs 17:25:4Prov.17.25.W4TAB
כְּסִ֑יל
kesil
“foolish”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- foolish
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
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
The central subject ben kesil {בֵּן כְּסִיל | bēn kə-sîl} ‘foolish son’ connects these effects.
Root and etymology
כ־ס־ל
“dull of spirit”
In context — Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:25, so the Hebrew word כְּסִ֑יל (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.17.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.25.W4.S1) and character.