Proverbs 17:8:7Prov.17.8.W7TAB
יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
yaskil
“he succeeds or acts wisely”
- Transliteration
- yas-KIL
- Extended
- yahs-KEEL
- IPA
- /jasˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he succeeds or acts wisely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
yas-KIL
- phraseyour reading level
yif-NE yas-KIL
- clause
el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
- sentence
E-ven-KHEN ha-SHO-khad be-e-NE ve-a-LAV el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yashkil {יַשְׂכִּיל | yaś-ki-l} conveys causative success on the part of the owner. In English the simile is rendered with “is like” (formal) and “looks like” (dynamic), while the semicolon signals the result clause.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaf–lamed
“to be prudent, prosper”
In context — Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:8, so the Hebrew word יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ (yaskil) 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.17.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.8.W7.S1) and character.