Proverbs 25:11:4Prov.25.11.W4TAB
כָּ֑סֶף
kasef
“silver”
- Transliteration
- KA-sef
- Extended
- KAA-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkaːsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KA-sef
- clause
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef
- sentence
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef da-VAR da-VUR al-AF-naiv
Exegesis
The verse employs a parallel simile structure beginning with a construct chain tappukhei zahav {תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב | tâp-pû-ḥê zā-hāv} “apples of gold” paired with a prepositional construct bemaskiyyot kasef {בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף | bə-mas-ḵîy-yōṯ kā-sef} “in settings of silver.”
In context — Proverbs 25:11
Apples of gold in settings of silver are like a word spoken at the right time upon its circumstances .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:11, so the Hebrew word כָּ֑סֶף (kasef) 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.25.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.11.W4.S1) and character.