Proverbs 15:2:2Prov.15.2.W2TAB
חֲ֭כָמִים
khakhamim
“wise ones”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ħă.χaːˈmiːm/
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
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at
- sentence
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at u-FI khe-si-LIM ya-BI-a i-VE-let
Exegesis
The construct chain leshon chakhamim {לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים | lə-šōn ḥă-chā-mîm} ‘tongue of the wise’ establishes a genitive relationship between subject and qualifier.
Root and etymology
ḥ-kh-mcheth–kaf–mem
“wise, skilled”
In context — Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge well, but the mouth of fools pours out folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:2, so the Hebrew word חֲ֭כָמִים (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.15.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.2.W2.S1) and character.