Proverbs 8:19:6Prov.8.19.W6TAB
מִכֶּ֥סֶף
mikkesef
“than silver”
- Transliteration
- mik-KE-sef
- Extended
- mihk-KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /mikˈkɛsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- than silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
mik-KE-sef
- phraseyour reading level
mik-KE-sef niv-KHAR
- clause
u-te-vu-a-TI mik-KE-sef niv-KHAR
- sentence
TOV PIR-yi me-kha-RUTS u-mip-PAZ u-te-vu-a-TI mik-KE-sef niv-KHAR
Exegesis
A second noun, ū-tə-vū-ʾā-tî {וּתְבוּאָתִי | ū-tə-vū-ʾā-tî}, linked by vav, extends the comparison with mi-kēsēp̄ {מִכֶּסֶף | mi-kēsēp̄} and the niphal participle niv-ḥā-r {נִבְחָר | niv-ḥā-r}, denoting select silver. This double parallelism accentuates wisdom’s surpassing value through cumulative emphasis and balanced structure.
Root and etymology
k-s-pk-s-p
“silver, money”
In context — Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than fine gold and pure gold, and my yield is more desirable than select silver .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 8:19, so the Hebrew word מִכֶּ֥סֶף (mikkesef) 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.8.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.19.W6.S1) and character.