Proverbs 10:14:1Prov.10.14.W1TAB
חֲכָמִ֥ים
khakhamim
“wise men or wise people”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ħăxaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise men or wise people
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
- clause
kha-kha-MIM yits-pe-NU-DA-at
- sentence
kha-kha-MIM yits-pe-NU-DA-at u-FI-e-VIL me-KHIT-TA ke-RO-VA
Exegesis
The verse begins with a fronted subject chakamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥă-khā-mîm} ‘wise’, which highlights the positive role in the opening parallel line.
Root and etymology
ch-k-mchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise, to act wisely”
In context — Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:14, so the Hebrew word חֲכָמִ֥ים (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.10.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.14.W1.S1) and character.