Proverbs 26:8:1Prov.26.8.W1TAB
כִּצְר֣וֹר
kitsror
“like binding”
- Transliteration
- kits-ROR
- Extended
- kihts-ROHR
- IPA
- /kitsˈroːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like binding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kits-ROR
- clause
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma
- sentence
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the comparative particle kitsror {כִּצְר֣וֹר | kî-ṣᵉ-ṣrôr} ‘as binding,’ using the infinitive construct as a simile marker.
Root and etymology
tz-r-rtsade–resh–tsade
“to bind, enclose”
In context — Proverbs 26:8
Like someone binding a stone in a sling , so is the one who bestows honor on a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:8, so the Hebrew word כִּצְר֣וֹר (kitsror) 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.26.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.8.W1.S1) and character.