Proverbs 23:21:1Prov.23.21.W1TAB
כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א
kisove
“for a drunkard”
- Transliteration
- ki-so-VE
- Extended
- kee-soh-VEE
- IPA
- /kiː.soˈveːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a drunkard
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-so-VE
- clause
ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH
- sentence
ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH u-ke-ra-IM tal-BISH nu-MA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî}, introducing the reason.
A compound subject of two Qal participles—sove {סֹבֵא | sô-wê} and ve-zolel {וְזוֹלֵל | wə-zō-lêl}—joined by waw denotes habitual excess.
Root and etymology
s-b-ʾsamekh–bet–aleph
“to drink to excess, be drunk”
In context — Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe one in rags.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:21, so the Hebrew word כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א (kisove) 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.23.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.21.W1.S1) and character.