Proverbs 27:22:2Prov.27.22.W2TAB
תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨יל
tiktoshethaevil
“you pound the fool”
- Transliteration
- tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL
- Extended
- tihk-toh-SHET-hah-eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /tiχ.toːʃ.ʔɛt.ha.ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- you pound the fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL
- phraseyour reading level
IM tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL bam-makh-TESH
- clause
IM tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL bam-makh-TESH be-TOKH ha-ri-FOT ba-e-LI
- sentence
IM tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL bam-makh-TESH be-TOKH ha-ri-FOT ba-e-LI lo-ta-SUR me-a-LAV i-val-TO
Exegesis
The verb tikhtosh {תִּכְתּוֹשׁ | tiḵtôš} in the Qal imperfect second person, followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and ha’evil {הָאֱוִיל | hāʾ ʾê-wîl} ‘the fool’, sets the scene.
Root and etymology
כ־ת־ש
“to pound, crush”
In context — Proverbs 27:22
Even if you crush the fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, his folly will not depart from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:22, so the Hebrew word תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨יל (tiktoshethaevil) 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.27.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.22.W2.S1) and character.