Proverbs 1:7:5Prov.1.7.W5TAB
חָכְמָ֥ה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kha-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAH
- IPA
- /ħɔx.mɔˈhɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-khe-MA
- phraseyour reading level
kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR
- clause
kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH re-shIT da-AT kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
Exegesis
The paired nouns chokmāh {חָכְמָה | ḥāḵmāh} “wisdom” and musar {וּמוּסָר | ū-mûsār} “instruction” set up what ʼəwīlîm {אֱוִילִים | ʼəwīlīm} “fools” reject, with bāzû {בָּזוּ | bāzû} “they despise” concluding the antithesis. English preserves the Hebrew emphasis on priority and contrast.
Root and etymology
RootChet-Kaf-Mem
“wisdom, skill”
In context — Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:7, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֥ה (khakhema) 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.1.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.7.W5.S1) and character.