Proverbs 19:10:2Prov.19.10.W2TAB

לִכְסִ֣יל

likhsil

for a fool

Transliteration
likh-SIL
Extended
lihkh-SEEL
IPA
/lix.ˈsiːl/

Meaning by language

English
for a fool

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִכְ + סִ֣יל
likh + sil
likhsil

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Samekhs as in sit
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    likh-SIL

  2. clause

    LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG

  3. sentence

    LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG AF ki-le-E-ved me-SHOL be-sa-RIM

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase lichsil {לִכְסִיל | li-kə-sîl} ‘for a fool’ sets up taanug {תַּעֲנוּג | ta-ʿǎ-nûg} ‘delight’ as its object.

Root and etymology

to be foolish

In contextProverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to enjoy luxury , and even less fitting for a servant to rule over princes .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:10, so the Hebrew word לִכְסִ֣יל (likhsil) 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.19.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.10.W2.S1) and character.