Proverbs 10:6:7Prov.10.6.W7TAB
חָמָֽס׃
khamas
“violence”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAS
- Extended
- khaa-MAAS
- IPA
- /ħaːˈmaːs/
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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The word
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
be-ra-KHOT le-ROSH tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yekhaseh {יְכַסֶּה | yə-kaš-šeh} conveys the active sense ‘conceals’, with chamas {חָמָס | ḥā-mās} personified as the object. The implicit adversative in wə- is rendered as “but” to preserve the Hebrew contrast and maintain parallel structure.
Root and etymology
“violence, wrongdoing”
In context — Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous , but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:6, 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.10.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.6.W7.S1) and character.