Proverbs 11:30:6Prov.11.30.W6TAB
חָכָֽם׃
khakham
“is wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khah-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ħaˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- is 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
ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
- clause
ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
- sentence
pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
Exegesis
The adjective chakam {חָכָם | ḥā-kām} predicates wisdom of that subject. Hebrew parallelism underscores moral causality—righteous action yields life and effective influence signifies wisdom—and is rendered in English with balanced parallel structure.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Kaph–Mem
“to be wise, skillful”
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 11:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 11:30, so the Hebrew word חָכָֽם׃ (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.11.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.30.W6.S1) and character.