Proverbs 17:24:3Prov.17.24.W3TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khokhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kho-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔx.ˈmaː/
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
kho-khe-MA
- clause
et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA
- sentence
et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct chain penei meivin {פְּנֵי מֵבִין | pᵊ-nê mê-vîn} ‘face-of understanding-one’ links the attentive disposition of the individual to chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥā-kᵊ-māh} ‘wisdom’.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-k-m
“wisdom, skill”
In context — Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before the face of the one who understands, but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:24, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֑ה (khokhema) 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.17.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.24.W3.S1) and character.