Proverbs 11:30:3Prov.11.30.W3TAB
חַיִּ֑ים
khayim
“of life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YIHM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-YIM
- clause
pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM
- sentence
pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
Exegesis
This parallels etz chayyim {עֵץ חַיִּים | ʿêṣ ḥay-yîm} ‘tree of life’, a metaphor for sustaining vitality.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“to live”
In context — Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:30, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֑ים (khayim) 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.11.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.30.W3.S1) and character.