Proverbs 9:13:2Prov.9.13.W2TAB
כְּ֭סִילוּת
kesilut
“folly”
- Transliteration
- ke-si-LUT
- Extended
- keh-sih-LOOT
- IPA
- /kə.siˈluːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- folly
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-si-LUT
- clause
E-shet ke-si-LUT ho-MI-ya
- sentence
E-shet ke-si-LUT ho-MI-ya pe-tai-YUT u-val-ya-de-A MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct eshet kesilut {אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת | ʾê-šet kə-sî-lûṯ} ‘woman of folly’, personifying folly as an agent.
Root and etymology
k-s-lkaf–samek–lamed
“folly, foolishness”
In context — Proverbs 9:13
A woman of folly is boisterous; simple and she knows nothing.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 9:13, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭סִילוּת (kesilut) 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.9.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.13.W2.S1) and character.