Proverbs 13:20:5Prov.13.20.W5TAB
יֶחְכָּ֑ם
yekhekkam
“he will become wise”
- Transliteration
- ye-khe-KKAM
- Extended
- yeh-kheh-KKAAM
- IPA
- /jɛħˈkːaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will become wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ye-khe-KKAM
- 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
Exegesis
A chiastic parallel structure contrasts association with the wise (yeḥkham {יֶחְכָּ֑ם | yē·ḥə·ḵām} ‘he will become wise’) and accompaniment of the foolish, introduced by the coordinating vav + participle ve-rōʿeh {וְרֹעֶה | wə·rō·ʿê} ‘and companion.’
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 13:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:20, so the Hebrew word יֶחְכָּ֑ם (yekhekkam) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.20.W5.S1) and character.