Daniel 2:21:10Dan.2.21.W10TAB
חָכְמְתָא֙
khakhmeta
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khakh-me-TA
- Extended
- khaakh-meh-TAA
- IPA
- /ħaːx.məˈt̪aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khakh-me-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-HEV khakh-me-TA
- clause
ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
- sentence
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
Exegesis
The distributive yahev {יָהֵב | yā-hêv} ‘gives’ leads into two parallel clauses: chokmeta {חָכְמְתָא | ḥāḵ-mə-ṯā} ‘wisdom’ for lekhakkimin {לְחַכִּימִין | lə-ḥak-kî-mīn} ‘the wise’, and mandea {וּמַנְדְּעָא | ū-man-də-ʿā} ‘knowledge’ for those denoted by leyadei vinah {לְיָדְעֵי בִינָה | lə-yad-ʿê vî-nā} ‘those knowing understanding’. The structure is preserved in translation by maintaining verb-first clauses and connectives for natural flow.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mhet–kaph–mem
“wisdom, skill”
In context — Daniel 2:21
And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise , and knowledge to those who know understanding.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 2:21, so the Hebrew word חָכְמְתָא֙ (khakhmeta) 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 Dan.2.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.21.W10.S1) and character.