Proverbs 14:24:2Prov.14.24.W2TAB
חֲכָמִ֣ים
khakhamim
“wise ones”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ħăxaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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-kha-MIM
- clause
a-TE-ret kha-kha-MIM a-she-RAM
- sentence
a-TE-ret kha-kha-MIM a-she-RAM i-VE-let ke-si-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The first clause employs a construct chain where ateret {עֲטֶרֶת | ʿă-te-ret} 'crown' connects to chakamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥa-cha-mim} 'wise' and is completed by oshram {עָשְׁרָם | ʿā-šer-ām} 'their wealth', portraying wealth as an emblem of honor.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 14:24
Riches serve as the crown of the wise, while foolishness in fools reveals folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:24, so the Hebrew word חֲכָמִ֣ים (khakhamim) 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.14.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.24.W2.S1) and character.