Job 15:2:1Job.15.2.W1TAB
הֶֽחָכָ֗ם
hekhakham
“the wise man”
- Transliteration
- he-kha-KHAM
- Extended
- heh-khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /hɛħaːˈxɑːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wise man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
he-kha-KHAM
- clause
he-kha-KHAM ya-a-NE DA-at-RU-akh
- sentence
he-kha-KHAM ya-a-NE DA-at-RU-akh vi-ya-mal-LE ka-DIM bit-NO
Exegesis
The line opens with hechakam {הֶֽחָכָ֗ם | heḥākām} ‘a wise man?’ where the prefixed interrogative he marks a rhetorical question that challenges whether such speech fits wisdom.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–kaf–mem
“be wise, be skillful”
In context — Job 15:2
Should a wise man answer with knowledge of wind, and fill his belly with the east wind?
About this coordinate
Job 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:2, so the Hebrew word הֶֽחָכָ֗ם (hekhakham) 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.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.2.W1.S1) and character.