Proverbs 27:26:1Prov.27.26.W1TAB
כְּבָשִׂ֥ים
kevasim
“lambs”
- Transliteration
- ke-va-SIM
- Extended
- keh-vah-SEEM
- IPA
- /kəvaˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lambs
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-va-SIM
- clause
ke-va-SIM lil-vu-SHE-kha
- sentence
ke-va-SIM lil-vu-SHE-kha u-me-KHIR SA-de a-tu-DIM
Exegesis
The verse features a parallel nominal structure beginning with kevassim {כְּבָשִׂ֥ים | kəvâ·šîm} ‘lambs’, followed by the prepositional phrase lilvushecha {לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ | lil·vû·šê·kā} ‘for your clothing’ expressing purpose.
Root and etymology
k-b-sh
“lamb, young sheep”
In context — Proverbs 27:26
The lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats the price of a field .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:26, so the Hebrew word כְּבָשִׂ֥ים (kevasim) 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.27.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.26.W1.S1) and character.