Proverbs 16:15:2Prov.16.15.W2TAB
חַיִּ֑ים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- hah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
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
be-OR-pe-NE-me-LEKH kha-YIM
- sentence
be-OR-pe-NE-me-LEKH kha-YIM u-re-tso-NO ke-AV mal-KOSH
Exegesis
The noun chayyim {חַיִּים | ḥay-yîm} ‘life’ follows as the predicate, indicating that royal favor imparts vitality.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–yod
“life”
In context — Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of late rain .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:15, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֑ים (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.16.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.15.W2.S1) and character.