Daniel 2:23:8Dan.2.23.W8TAB
חָכְמְתָ֛א
khokhmeta
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-me-TA
- Extended
- khaakh-meh-TAA
- IPA
- /ħaːxməˈt̪aː/
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
khokh-me-TA
- phraseyour reading level
DI khokh-me-TA
- clause
LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI
- sentence
LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA
Exegesis
The relative particle dî {דִּ֧י | dî} introduces the attribution of khokhmetha {חָכְמְתָ֛א | ḥāḵmāṯāʾ} ‘wisdom’ and ugevurta {וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א | ūgəḇûrāʾ} ‘might’ through the perfect yehavte {יְהַ֣בְתְּ | yəḥāḇt} ‘you have given’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaph–mem
“wisdom”
In context — Daniel 2:23
To You, O God of my fathers , I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and might, and now You have made known to me what we asked, for You have made known to us the matter of the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 2:23, so the Hebrew word חָכְמְתָ֛א (khokhmeta) 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.2.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.23.W8.S1) and character.