Isaiah 19:12:3Isa.19.12.W3TAB
חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ
khakhamekha
“your wise men”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-ME-kha
- Extended
- hah-khaa-MEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ħăxaːˈmɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your wise men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-kha-ME-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-FO kha-kha-ME-kha
- clause
a-YAM e-FO kha-kha-ME-kha ve-ya-GI-du NA LAKH
- sentence
a-YAM e-FO kha-kha-ME-kha ve-ya-GI-du NA LAKH ve-ye-de-U ma-YA-ats ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct phrase chakhamekha {חֲכָמֶיךָ | ḥă-khā-mê-khā} ‘your wise men’ carries a second person suffix, directly addressing Egypt’s advisers.
Root and etymology
ḥ-kh-mChet–Kaph–Mem
“to be wise”
In context — Isaiah 19:12
Where are they then, your wise men ? Let them please tell you and let them know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ (khakhamekha) 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 Isa.19.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.12.W3.S1) and character.