Proverbs 4:12:6Prov.4.12.W6TAB
תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃
tikashel
“you will stumble”
- Transliteration
- ti-ka-SHEL
- Extended
- tih-kah-SHEEL
- IPA
- /ti.kaːˈʃeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will stumble
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ti-ka-SHEL
- phraseyour reading level
LO ti-ka-SHEL
- clause
ve-im-ta-RUTS LO ti-ka-SHEL
- sentence
be-LEKH-te-kha lo-ye-TSAR tsa-a-DE-kha ve-im-ta-RUTS LO ti-ka-SHEL
Exegesis
The final negative lo tikashel {לֹא תִכָּשֵֽׁל | lō ti-kā-šēl} employs the Niphal to convey passive deliverance from stumbling. The chiastic parallelism of walking/running underscores uninterrupted divine guidance.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–shin–lamed
“to stumble, slip”
In context — Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; and if you run, you will not stumble.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 4:12, so the Hebrew word תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ (tikashel) 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.4.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.12.W6.S1) and character.