2 Samuel 13:3:102 Sam.13.3.W10TAB

חָכָ֖ם

khakham

wise or skillful

Transliteration
kha-KHAM
Extended
khah-KHAAM
IPA
/ħaːˈxaːm/

Meaning by language

English
wise or skillful

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
חָ + כָ֖ם
kha + kham
khakham

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-KHAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ISH kha-KHAM

  3. clause

    ve-yo-na-DAV ISH kha-KHAM me-OD

  4. sentence

    u-le-am-NON RE-a u-she-MO yo-na-DAV BEN-shim-A a-KHI da-VID ve-yo-na-DAV ISH kha-KHAM me-OD

Root and etymology

ח־כ־ם

to be wise

In context2 Samuel 13:3

Now Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother , and Jonadab was a very shrewd man .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:3, so the Hebrew word חָכָ֖ם (khakham) 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 2 Sam.13.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.3.W10.S1) and character.