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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
likh-SIL
- clause
LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.