Proverbs 23:9:5Prov.23.9.W5TAB
לְשֵׂ֣כֶל
lesekhel
“good sense”
- Transliteration
- le-SE-khel
- Extended
- leh-SEE-khehl
- IPA
- /ləˈseːxɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- good sense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-SE-khel
- phraseyour reading level
le-SE-khel mi-LE-kha
- clause
KI-ya-VUZ le-SE-khel mi-LE-kha
- sentence
be-A-ze-NEI khe-SIL AL-te-da-BER KI-ya-VUZ le-SE-khel mi-LE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lesekel {לְשֵׂכֶל | lə-se-ḵél} ‘for wisdom’ together with the construct millekha {מִלֶּיךָ | mil-le-ḵā} ‘your words’ completes the object of contempt. The Hebrew places the warning before its rationale, a structure mirrored in English to preserve cause-and-effect emphasis.
Root and etymology
s-k-lshin–kaf–lamed
“insight or prudence”
In context — Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak in the ears of a fool , for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:9, so the Hebrew word לְשֵׂ֣כֶל (lesekhel) 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.23.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.9.W5.S1) and character.