Proverbs 13:1:2Prov.13.1.W2TAB
חָ֭כָם
khakham
“wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ħaːˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’, followed by the attributive adjective khakham {חָכָם | ḥā-kham} ‘wise’, forming a descriptive epithet.
Root and etymology
kh-kh-mchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:1, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כָם (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.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.1.W2.S1) and character.