Job 13:5:6Job.13.5.W6TAB
לְחָכְמָֽה׃
lekhakhma
“for wisdom”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-KHMA
- Extended
- leh-khaa-KHEKH-mah
- IPA
- /ləħɔχˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-KHMA
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHEM le-kha-KHMA
- clause
u-te-HI la-KHEM le-kha-KHMA
- sentence
mi-YIT-ten ha-kha-RESH ta-kha-ri-SHUN u-te-HI la-KHEM le-kha-KHMA
Exegesis
The double prepositional phrase lakhem lechokhmah {לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה | lāḵem lᵊ-ḥōkh·māh} indicates both beneficiary and evaluative predicate, literally ‘to you as wisdom’. English conveys the optative with ‘If only’ and preserves the emphatic pairing to maintain the ironic admonition.
Root and etymology
“wisdom, skill”
In context — Job 13:5
If only you would truly be silent; that would be wisdom for you.
About this coordinate
Job 13:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 13:5, so the Hebrew word לְחָכְמָֽה׃ (lekhakhma) 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 Job.13.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.5.W6.S1) and character.