Proverbs 18:13:7Prov.18.13.W7TAB
וּכְלִמָּֽה׃
ukhelimma
“and humiliation or shame”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-LIM-ma
- Extended
- oo-kheh-LIHM-mah
- IPA
- /uχəˈlim.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and humiliation or shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
u-khe-LIM-ma
- clause
i-VE-let HI-lo u-khe-LIM-ma
- sentence
me-SHIV da-VAR be-TE-rem yish-MA i-VE-let HI-lo u-khe-LIM-ma
Exegesis
The nouns ivelet {אִוֶּלֶת | ʼi-ve-leṯ} ‘folly’ and kelimah {כְּלִמָּה | ke-lî-mah} ‘disgrace’, joined by the conjunction vav, form a climactic apodosis that emphasizes consequence. English renders the participial structure as a conditional to preserve the warning’s impact while retaining the Hebrew word order’s emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 18:13
Whoever answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and disgrace to him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 18:13, so the Hebrew word וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ (ukhelimma) 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.18.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.13.W7.S1) and character.