Proverbs 26:1:7Prov.26.1.W7TAB
לִכְסִ֣יל
likhsil
“for a fool”
- Transliteration
- likh-SIL
- Extended
- lihkh-SEEL
- IPA
- /lixəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
likh-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
likh-SIL ka-VOD
- clause
KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD
- sentence
ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
Finally, the preposition li- {לִ | li} ‘for’ links kavod {כָּבוֹד | kāvôḏ} ‘honor’ to kesil {כְסִיל | kəsîl} ‘fool’, reinforcing the folly of attributing esteem to an unworthy recipient.
Root and etymology
k-s-lk-s-l
“dull, fool”
In context — Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is out of place for a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:1, so the Hebrew word לִכְסִ֣יל (likhsil) 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.26.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.1.W7.S1) and character.