Proverbs 26:3:7Prov.26.3.W7TAB
כְּסִילִֽים׃
kesilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- ke-si-LIM
- Extended
- keh-sih-LEEM
- IPA
- /kə.siˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fools
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ke-si-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-GEV ke-si-LIM
- clause
ve-SHE-vet le-GEV ke-si-LIM
- sentence
SHOT la-SUS ME-teg la-kha-MOR ve-SHE-vet le-GEV ke-si-LIM
Exegesis
The verse establishes a tricolon of tool-to-recipient parallels, beginning with shot {שׁוֹט | šôṭ} ‘whip’ paired with lasus {לַסּוּס | la-sûs} ‘for the horse’, then meteg {מֶתֶג | meṭeg} ‘bridle’ with lachamor {לַחֲמוֹר | la-ḥămôr} ‘for the donkey’, and concluding with ve-shevet {וְשֵׁבֶט | wə-šê-beṭ} ‘rod’ linked to legev kesilim {לְגֵו כְּסִילִים | lə-gēw kə-sîlîm} where legev ‘for the back’ marks the target and kesilim ‘fools’ identifies the recipients.
Root and etymology
כ־ס־ל
“to be foolish”
In context — Proverbs 26:3
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:3, so the Hebrew word כְּסִילִֽים׃ (kesilim) 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.26.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.3.W7.S1) and character.