Proverbs 20:8:3Prov.20.8.W3TAB
עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין
alkissedin
“on a throne of judgment”
- Transliteration
- al-KIS-se-DIN
- Extended
- ahl-KIH-SEE-DIIN
- IPA
- /ʕal.kis.seːˈðiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- on a throne of judgment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KIS-se-DIN
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN
- clause
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN
- sentence
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN me-za-RE ve-E-NAV kol-RA
Exegesis
The construct chain al-kisse-din {עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין | ʿal-kis-sê-dîn} ‘on the throne of judgment’ links preposition and noun with modifier, emphasizing the seat’s function.
Root and etymology
d-y-ndalet–yod–nun
“to judge”
In context — Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits upon the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his eyes .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:8, so the Hebrew word עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין (alkissedin) 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.20.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.8.W3.S1) and character.