Proverbs 16:21:1Prov.16.21.W1TAB
לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב
lakhakhamlev
“to a wise one of heart”
- Transliteration
- la-kha-KHAM-LEV
- Extended
- lah-khah-KHAHM-LEHV
- IPA
- /laħăˈxam.leːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a wise one of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-kha-KHAM-LEV
- clause
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON
- sentence
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON u-ME-tek se-fa-TA-yim yo-SIF LE-kakh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-chakham-lev {לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב | lă-ḥă-ḵǎm-lēv} ‘to the wise of heart’ introduces the beneficiary and sets the theme.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mChet–Kaf–Mem
“skillful”
In context — Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart will be called discerning , and the sweetness of lips increases learning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:21, so the Hebrew word לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב (lakhakhamlev) 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.16.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.21.W1.S1) and character.