Proverbs 13:20:4Prov.13.20.W4TAB
וחכם
vekhakham
“and becomes wise”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-KHAM
- Extended
- veh-khah-KHAAM
- IPA
- /vəħaˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and becomes wise
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-KHAM
- clause
ha-LOKH ho-LEKH et-kha-kha-MIM ve-kha-KHAM ye-khe-KKAM
- sentence
ha-LOKH ho-LEKH et-kha-kha-MIM ve-kha-KHAM ye-khe-KKAM ve-ro-E khe-si-LIM ye-RO-a
Root and etymology
Rootḥet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with wise men will become wise, but a companion of fools will be harmed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:20, so the Hebrew word וחכם (vekhakham) 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.13.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.20.W4.S1) and character.