Proverbs 15:12:5Prov.15.12.W5TAB
אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
elkhakhamim
“to wise men”
- Transliteration
- el-kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- ehl-khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħăχaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to wise men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-kha-kha-MIM
- clause
el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
- sentence
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
Exegesis
The parallel construction ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ {אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ | ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ} employs negative volition to express deliberate refusal of counsel.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־ם
“to be wise, skillful”
In context — Proverbs 15:12
The mocker does not love one who rebukes him; he will not go to the wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים (elkhakhamim) 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.15.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.12.W5.S1) and character.