Proverbs 26:12:6Prov.26.12.W6TAB
לִכְסִ֣יל
likhsil
“for a fool”
- Transliteration
- likh-SIL
- Extended
- lihkh-SEEL
- IPA
- /lixˈsiːl/
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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Word in context
- word
likh-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
- clause
tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The second clause lacks an explicit verb; tikvah {תִּקְוָ֖ה | ṯî-qə-wāh} ‘hope’ functions as an implied subject in a comparative structure introduced by lə-kə-sîl {לִכְסִ֣יל | lə-kə-sîl} ‘for a fool’ and modified by mimmēnû {מִמֶּֽנּוּ | mimmēnû} ‘than him’. This elliptical construction heightens the contrast between the overconfident and the inherently hopeful fool. The insertion of “more” in English mirrors the Hebrew comparative intensity and preserves the balance of parallelism.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“dull, obstinate”
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 26:12, 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.26.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W6.S1) and character.