Proverbs 17:16:5Prov.17.16.W5TAB
חָכְמָ֣ה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kha-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAH
- IPA
- /ħɔx.mɔˈh/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-khe-MA
- phraseyour reading level
kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
- clause
lik-NOT kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
- sentence
la-MA-ze me-KHIR be-YAD-ke-SIL lik-NOT kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
Exegesis
The infinitive construct liknot {לִקְנוֹת | liq-nôṯ} ‘to acquire’ introduces a purpose clause with chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥākh-māh} ‘wisdom’ as its object.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“to be wise, to have skill”
In context — Proverbs 17:16
Why is there this price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom , when there is no heart ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:16, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֣ה (khakhema) 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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.16.W5.S1) and character.