Proverbs 19:5:6Prov.19.5.W6TAB
כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-za-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM LO yi-ma-LET
- sentence
ED she-ka-RIM LO yi-na-KE ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM LO yi-ma-LET
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive on ve-yāphîaḥ {וְיָפִיחַ | wə-yāphîaḥ} ‘and speaks forth’ shifts to the second clause, which takes kə-zāvîm {כְּזָבִים | kə-zāvîm} ‘lies’ as its object.
Root and etymology
כ־ז־ב
“falsehood”
In context — Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will not escape .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:5, so the Hebrew word כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים (kezavim) 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.19.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.5.W6.S1) and character.