Proverbs 10:11:8Prov.10.11.W8TAB
חָמָֽס׃
khamas
“violence”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAS
- Extended
- khaa-MAAS
- IPA
- /ħaˈmaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- violence
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit |
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Word in context
- word
kha-MAS
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
- clause
u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
- sentence
me-KOR kha-YIM PI tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect verb yəḵasseh {יְכַסֶּה | yə-ḵas-seh} ‘he conceals’ in the second clause links the wicked’s mouth to the concealment of ḥāmās {חָמָס | ḥā-mās} ‘violence’. The X–V–O order in each clause highlights the subject (mouth), the action or state, and then the moral consequence, reinforcing the stark moral contrast.
Root and etymology
ח־מ־ס
“violence, wrong”
In context — Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 10:11, so the Hebrew word חָמָֽס׃ (khamas) 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.10.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.11.W8.S1) and character.