Proverbs 26:4:2Prov.26.4.W2TAB
כְּ֭סִיל
kesil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- ke-SIL
- Extended
- keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-SIL
- clause
al-ta-AN ke-SIL ke-i-val-TO
- sentence
al-ta-AN ke-SIL ke-i-val-TO pen-ti-shve-LO gam-a-TA
Exegesis
The noun kesil {כְּ֭סִיל | kesîl} ‘fool’ functions as the object of engagement.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“lack of discernment”
In context — Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:4, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭סִיל (kesil) 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.26.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.4.W2.S1) and character.