Proverbs 19:13:4Prov.19.13.W4TAB
כְּסִ֑יל
kesil
“foolish”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- foolish
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
ke-SIL
- clause
ha-VOT le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL
- sentence
ha-VOT le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL ve-DE-lef to-RED mid-ye-NE i-SHA
Exegesis
The first clause uses havot {הַוֺּת | ḥăvvôt} ‘calamities’ with the indirect object le’aviv {לְאָבִיו | lə-ʾă-vîw} ‘to his father’, followed by the predicate ben kesil {בֵּן כְּסִיל | bēn kə-sîl} ‘son of a fool’ in an equational construction.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-l
“fool”
In context — Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and the disputes of a wife are a continual dripping.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:13, so the Hebrew word כְּסִ֑יל (kesil) 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.19.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.13.W4.S1) and character.