Proverbs 14:33:4Prov.14.33.W4TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-MA
- Extended
- khaakh-MAH
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khokh-MA
- clause
be-LEV na-VON ta-NU-akh khokh-MA
- sentence
be-LEV na-VON ta-NU-akh khokh-MA u-ve-KE-rev ke-si-LIM ti-va-DE-a
Exegesis
The first clause predicates the Qal imperfect tanuach {תָּנוּחַ | tā-nû-aḥ} ‘rests’ of the subject chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥā-kh-māh}, portraying internal reception of wisdom.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–khaf–mem
“skill, wisdom”
In context — Proverbs 14:33
In the heart of the discerning , wisdom rests; but in the midst of fools, it is made known.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:33, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֑ה (khokhma) 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.14.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.33.W4.S1) and character.