Proverbs 26:6:7Prov.26.6.W7TAB
בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃
beyadkesil
“by the hand of a fool”
- Transliteration
- be-yad-ke-SIL
- Extended
- beh-yahd-keh-SEEL
- IPA
- /bəjad.kəˈsiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the hand of a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
be-yad-ke-SIL
- phraseyour reading level
de-va-RIM be-yad-ke-SIL
- clause
sho-LE-akh de-va-RIM be-yad-ke-SIL
- sentence
me-kats-TSHE rag-la-YIM kha-MAS sho-TE sho-LE-akh de-va-RIM be-yad-ke-SIL
Exegesis
The Qal participle sholeach {שֹׁלֵחַ | shŏ-lê-aḥ} ‘he sends’ governs the noun phrase devarim beyad kesil {דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִיל | də-vă-rim bə-yad kĕ-sıl}, depicting the imprudent assignment of speech to a fool.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samekh–lamed
“to be dull, lack insight”
In context — Proverbs 26:6
He who sends messages by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:6, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃ (beyadkesil) 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.26.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.6.W7.S1) and character.