Proverbs 16:14:1Prov.16.14.W1TAB
חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ
khamatmelekh
“wrath of a king”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAT-me-LEKH
- Extended
- khah-MAHT-meh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ħăˈmaθ.mɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrath of a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-MAT-me-LEKH
- clause
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet
- sentence
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain khamat melekh {חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ | ḥă-mat mê-lêḵ} ‘wrath of a king,’ setting a vivid metaphor.
Root and etymology
RootHet–Mem–Tav
“wrath”
In context — Proverbs 16:14
A king’s anger takes the form of messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:14, so the Hebrew word חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ (khamatmelekh) 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.14.W1.S1) and character.