Proverbs 18:7:1Prov.18.7.W1TAB
פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל
pikhesil
“mouth of a fool”
- Transliteration
- PI-khe-SIL
- Extended
- PII-kheh-SEEL
- IPA
- /piː.χəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- mouth of a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
PI-khe-SIL
- clause
PI-khe-SIL me-khi-TA-lo
- sentence
PI-khe-SIL me-khi-TA-lo u-se-fa-TAV mo-KESH naf-SHO
Exegesis
The construct phrase pi {פִּי | pî} kesil {כְסִיל | kesîl} establishes “mouth-of-fool.”
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull, insensitive”
In context — Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:7, so the Hebrew word פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל (pikhesil) 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.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.7.W1.S1) and character.