Proverbs 19:9:6Prov.19.9.W6TAB
כְּזָבִ֣ים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
כְּ + זָ + בִ֣ים
↓
ke + za + vim
↓
kezavim
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-za-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-za-VIM yo-VED
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM yo-VED
- sentence
ED she-ka-RIM LO yi-NA-ke ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM yo-VED
Root and etymology
כ־ז־ב
“falsehood”
In context — Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not be acquitted , and he who breathes out lies will perish.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:9, so the Hebrew word כְּזָבִ֣ים (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.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.9.W6.S1) and character.