Proverbs 26:18:3Prov.26.18.W3TAB
זִקִּ֗ים
zikkim
“firebrands”
- Transliteration
- zik-KIM
- Extended
- zik-KEEM
- IPA
- /ziqˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- firebrands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zik-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mit-la-he-LE-a ha-yo-RE zik-KIM
- sentence
ke-mit-la-he-LE-a ha-yo-RE zik-KIM khi-tsim va-MA-vet
Exegesis
The sequence of objects—ziqqim {זִקִּ֗ים | zî-qîm} ‘firebrands,’ chitzim {חִצִּ֥ים | ḥîṣ-ṣîm} ‘arrows,’ vamavet {וָמָֽוֶת | wā-mā-weṯ} ‘and death’—forms a tricolon of escalating destruction. Hebrew parallelism and cumulative listing heighten the image of reckless violence. English rendering preserves the simile and retains the successive series for dramatic effect.
Root and etymology
ז־ק־קzayin–qof–qof
“to kindle or ignite”
In context — Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman who throws firebrands , arrows, and death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:18, so the Hebrew word זִקִּ֗ים (zikkim) 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.26.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.18.W3.S1) and character.