Proverbs 18:6:2Prov.18.6.W2TAB
כְ֭סִיל
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
- clause
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV
- sentence
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct chain of siftei {שִׂפְתֵ֣י | ṣifṭê} ‘lips of’ tightly links speech to the character term kesil {כְ֭סִיל | kesîl} ‘fool’.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samek–lamed
“morally insensitive”
In context — Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool enter into strife , and his mouth calls for blows .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:6, so the Hebrew word כְ֭סִיל (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.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.6.W2.S1) and character.