Proverbs 19:10:5Prov.19.10.W5TAB
כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד
kileeved
“much less for a slave”
- Transliteration
- ki-le-E-ved
- Extended
- KEE-leh-EH-vehd
- IPA
- /kiː.lə.ˈʕɛ.vɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- much less for a slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-le-E-ved
- phraseyour reading level
ki-le-E-ved me-SHOL be-sa-RIM
- clause
AF ki-le-E-ved me-SHOL be-sa-RIM
- sentence
LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG AF ki-le-E-ved me-SHOL be-sa-RIM
Exegesis
The adversative af {אַף | ʾap̄} ‘even’ together with ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘because’ introduces the second clause le'eved {לְעֶבֶד | lə-ʿe-ved} ‘for a servant,’ marking an escalation.
Root and etymology
“to serve, work”
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 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:10, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד (kileeved) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.10.W5.S1) and character.