Proverbs 15:24:2Prov.15.24.W2TAB
חַ֭יִּים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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 | |
| 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-YIM
- clause
O-rakh kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL
- sentence
O-rakh kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL le-MA-an SUR mi-she-OL MA-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain orach chayyim {אֹרַח חַיִּים | ʾō-raḥ ḥay-yîm} ‘path of life’, where orach governs chayyim.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–yod
“life”
In context — Proverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the discerning , in order that he may turn aside from Sheol below.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:24, so the Hebrew word חַ֭יִּים (khayim) 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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.24.W2.S1) and character.