Proverbs 16:14:4Prov.16.14.W4TAB
חָכָ֣ם
khakham
“wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ħaˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- clause
ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- sentence
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | və} ‘and’ introduces a contrast with ish khakham {אִישׁ חָכָם | ʼîš ḥā-khâm} ‘wise man.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mChet–Kaf–Mem
“skillful”
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 16:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:14, so the Hebrew word חָכָ֣ם (khakham) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.14.W4.S1) and character.