Proverbs 16:29:2Prov.16.29.W2TAB

חָ֭מָ

khamas

of violence

Transliteration
kha-MAS
Extended
khaa-MAHS
IPA
/ħaːˈmaːs/

Meaning by language

English
of violence

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Result
חָ֭ + מָ
kha + mas
khamas

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    kha-MAS

  2. clause

    ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU

  3. sentence

    ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU ve-ho-li-KHO be-DE-rekh LO-toV

Exegesis

The verse opens with the construct ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ specified by chamas {חָמָס | ḥāmās} ‘violence’, forming a subject phrase ‘violent man’.

Root and etymology

Rootḥ m s

violence, wrongdoing

In contextProverbs 16:29

A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him in a path that is not good.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 16:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:29, so the Hebrew word חָ֭מָ (khamas) 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.16.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.29.W2.S1) and character.