Proverbs 13:2:7Prov.13.2.W7TAB
חָמָֽס׃
khamas
“violence”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAS
- Extended
- khaa-MAAS
- IPA
- /ħaˈmaːs/
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
BOG-deem kha-MAS
- clause
ve-NE-fesh BOG-deem kha-MAS
- sentence
mip-pe-RI fi-ISH yo-KHAL TOV ve-NE-fesh BOG-deem kha-MAS
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces nefeš {נֶ֖פֶשׁ | ne-feš} ‘soul’, which with the participle bogedim {בֹּגְדִים | bō-ge-dîm} ‘treacherous ones’ forms the subject of the second clause, with khamas {חָמָֽס | ḥā-mās} ‘violence’ as object. The parallel structure contrasts the appetite for good with the desire for violence.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–mem–samekh
“violence, wrongdoing”
In context — Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he will eat what is good, but the soul of the treacherous longs for violence.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 13:2, 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.13.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.2.W7.S1) and character.