Proverbs 1:6:5Prov.1.6.W5TAB
חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
khakhamim
“wise ones”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- ah-khaa-mihm
- IPA
- /ħăχɔːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-kha-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
div-RE kha-kha-MIM
- clause
div-RE kha-kha-MIM ve-khi-do-TAM
- sentence
le-ha-VIN ma-SHAL u-me-li-TSA div-RE kha-kha-MIM ve-khi-do-TAM
Exegesis
The construct chain divrei chachamim {דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים | dĭb-rê ḥa-kha-mîm} ‘words of wise ones’ connects content to its source, while vechidotam {וְחִידֹתָֽם | vä-ḥi-dō-tām} ‘and their riddles’ introduces the enigmatic element. The Hebrew word order and chaining emphasize the goal of moving from simple sayings to deeper insight.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־ם
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb and an utterance, the words of the wise and their riddles .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:6, so the Hebrew word חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים (khakhamim) 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.1.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.6.W5.S1) and character.