Proverbs 14:30:1Prov.14.30.W1TAB
חַיֵּ֣י
khaye
“life of”
- Transliteration
- kha-YE
- Extended
- khah-YEE
- IPA
- /ħaˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- life of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YE
- clause
kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE
- sentence
kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE u-re-KAV a-tsa-MOT kin-A
Exegesis
The phrase chayyei {חַיֵּ֣י | ḥay-yē} be-sarim {בְ֭שָׂרִים | bĕ-sā-rîm} ‘life of flesh’ establishes the topic.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“to live, be alive”
In context — Proverbs 14:30
A healing heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is decay to the bones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:30, so the Hebrew word חַיֵּ֣י (khaye) 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.14.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.30.W1.S1) and character.