Proverbs 1:12:3Prov.1.12.W3TAB
חַיִּ֑ים
khayim
“alive”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- alive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
חַ + יִּ֑ים
↓
kha + yim
↓
khayim
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YIM
- clause
niv-la-EM kish-e-OL kha-YIM
- sentence
niv-la-EM kish-e-OL kha-YIM u-te-mi-MIM khe-yor-DE VOR
In context — Proverbs 1:12
Let us swallow them alive, like the grave , and whole, like those who go down into the pit :
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:12, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֑ים (khayim) 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 Prov.1.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.12.W3.S1) and character.