Proverbs 19:1:7Prov.19.1.W7TAB
כְסִֽיל׃
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU khe-SIL
- clause
me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
- sentence
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
Exegesis
The verse concludes with wehu {וְה֣וּא | wə-hûʾ} ‘and he’ plus the noun kesil {כְסִיל | kesîl} ‘fool,’ creating a parallel structure that contrasts upright conduct with corrupted speech.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–samekh–lamed
“fool, dull”
In context — Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one whose lips are perverse and who is a fool.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 19:1, so the Hebrew word כְסִֽיל׃ (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.19.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.1.W7.S1) and character.