Proverbs 10:1:4Prov.10.1.W4TAB
חָ֭כָם
khakham
“wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈbeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise
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
she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV
- clause
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV
- sentence
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
Exegesis
It employs antithetic parallelism, introducing two lines with ben {בֵּ֣ן | bēn} ‘son’, one qualified by chakham {חָ֭כָם | khā·khām} ‘wise’ and the other by kesil {כְּ֝סִ֗יל | kĕ·sîl} ‘fool’.
Root and etymology
kh-k-mkaf–chet–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:1, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כָם (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 Prov.10.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.1.W4.S1) and character.