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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-MAS
- clause
ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.