Proverbs 26:4:3Prov.26.4.W3TAB
כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ
keivalto
“according to his folly”
- Transliteration
- ke-i-val-TO
- Extended
- keh-ih-vahl-TOH
- IPA
- /kəʔiw.walˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to his folly
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-i-val-TO
- 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 comparative phrase keivvalto {כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ | kə-ʾiv-val-tô} ‘like his folly’ uses the preposition kə with a construct noun and pronominal suffix to specify manner.
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-laleph–vav–lamed
“senselessness”
In context — Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:4, so the Hebrew word כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ (keivalto) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.4.W3.S1) and character.