Proverbs 16:22:2Prov.16.22.W2TAB
חַ֭יִּים
khayim
“of life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
me-KOR kha-YIM SE-khel be-a-LAV
- sentence
me-KOR kha-YIM SE-khel be-a-LAV u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase mekor {מְק֣וֹר | mə-qôr} ‘source’ joined to chayim {חַ֭יִּים | ḥay-yîm} ‘life,’ forming a metaphor of a life-giving fountain.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“life, living”
In context — Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:22, so the Hebrew word חַ֭יִּים (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.16.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.22.W2.S1) and character.