Proverbs 15:33:4Prov.15.33.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
yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mu-SAR khokh-MA
- sentence
yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mu-SAR khokh-MA ve-lif-NE kha-VOD a-na-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain yirat YHWH {יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה | yirʾāṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘fear of the LORD,’ followed by a parallel chain musar chokhmah {מוּסַר חָכְמָ֑ה | mūsār ḥāḵmāh} ‘instruction of wisdom.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mchet–kaph–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom , and before honor comes humility.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:33, 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.15.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.33.W4.S1) and character.