Job 17:10:8Job.17.10.W8TAB
חָכָֽם׃
khakham
“a wise man”
- Transliteration
- KHA-kham
- Extended
- KHAA-khaam
- IPA
- /ˈħaːχaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wise man
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-kham
- phraseyour reading level
va-KHEM KHA-kham
- clause
ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham
- sentence
ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bakhem {בָכֶם | bākem} ‘among you’ defines the search-domain, while the singular predicate chakam {חָכָם | ḥākām} ‘wise one’ is used substantively and indefinitely, highlighting that not even one genuinely wise person is present in their company.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Job 17:10
Yet, all of you, return and come, please; and I will not find a wise man among you.
About this coordinate
Job 17:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Job 17:10, so the Hebrew word חָכָֽם׃ (khakham) 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.17.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.10.W8.S1) and character.