Proverbs 18:15:5Prov.18.15.W5TAB
חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
khakhamim
“of wise ones”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ħăxaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kha-kha-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM
- clause
ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM te-vak-KESH-DA-at
- sentence
LEV na-VON yik-NE-DA-at ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM te-vak-KESH-DA-at
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ} links the second clause, in which ’ōzēn {אֹזֶן | ’ōzēn} ‘ear’ is modified by ḥăḵāmîm {חֲכָמִים | ḥăḵāmîm} ‘wise’.
Root and etymology
m-y-m
“water(s)”
In context — Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge , and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:15, so the Hebrew word חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים (khakhamim) 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.18.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.15.W5.S1) and character.