Proverbs 12:28:2Prov.12.28.W2TAB
חַיִּ֑ים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- ħah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA kha-YIM
- sentence
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA kha-YIM ve-DE-rekh ne-ti-VA AL-ma-vet
Exegesis
The noun chayyim {חַיִּים | ḥay-yîm} ‘life’ functions as the predicate, highlighting the outcome of this path.
In context — Proverbs 12:28
In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:28, 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.12.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.28.W2.S1) and character.