Proverbs 1:22:6Prov.1.22.W6TAB
חָמְד֣וּ
khamdevu
“they desire”
- Transliteration
- kham-de-VU
- Extended
- khaam-deh-VOO
- IPA
- /ħaːməˈðuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they desire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kham-de-VU
- phraseyour reading level
la-TSON kham-de-VU la-HEM
- clause
ad-ma-TAI pe-ta-YIM te-e-ha-VU-pe-TI ve-le-TSIM la-TSON kham-de-VU la-HEM
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI pe-ta-YIM te-e-ha-VU-pe-TI ve-le-TSIM la-TSON kham-de-VU la-HEM u-khe-si-LIM yis-ne-U-da-AT
In context — Proverbs 1:22
“How long, you simple ones , will you love simplicity? And scoffers, how long will you desire mockery for yourselves? And how long will fools hate knowledge ?”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:22, so the Hebrew word חָמְד֣וּ (khamdevu) 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.1.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.22.W6.S1) and character.