Proverbs 8:10:2Prov.8.10.W2TAB
וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף
vealkasef
“and not silver”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-KA-sef
- Extended
- veh-AHL-KAA-sehf
- IPA
- /wəʔalˈkaːsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AL-KA-sef
- clause
ke-KHU-mu-sa-RI ve-AL-KA-sef
- sentence
ke-KHU-mu-sa-RI ve-AL-KA-sef ve-DA-at me-kha-RUTS niv-KHAR
Exegesis
The conjunction and negative particle ve-al {וְאַל־ | wə-ʾal} ‘and not’ creates a stark contrast with kasef {כָּסֶף | kâ-śeph} ‘silver’.
Root and etymology
k-s-pk-s-p
“silver, money”
In context — Proverbs 8:10
Take my instruction and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:10, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף (vealkasef) 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.8.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.10.W2.S1) and character.