Proverbs 6:19:2Prov.6.19.W2TAB
כְּ֭זָבִים
kezavim
“lies”
- Transliteration
- ke-za-VIM
- Extended
- keh-zaa-VEEM
- IPA
- /kəzaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lies
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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-za-VIM
- clause
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker u-me-sha-LE-akh me-da-NIM BEN a-KHIM
Exegesis
The first participle yafiach {יָפִ֣יחַ | yā-pî-aḥ} ‘breathes out’ modifies ke-zavim {כְ֭זָבִים | kə-zā-vîm} ‘lies,’ creating a vivid metaphor for ongoing deception.
Root and etymology
כ־ז־ב
“to lie”
In context — Proverbs 6:19
A witness of falsehood who breathes out lies, and one who sends out strife between brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:19, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭זָבִים (kezavim) 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.6.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.19.W2.S1) and character.