Proverbs 19:20:6Prov.19.20.W6TAB
תֶּחְכַּ֥ם
tekhekam
“you may become wise”
- Transliteration
- te-khe-KAM
- Extended
- teh-kheh-KAHM
- IPA
- /tɛħ.kˈkam/
Meaning by language
- English
- you may become wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-khe-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
- clause
le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
- sentence
she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
Exegesis
The purpose marker lema‘an {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿăn} ‘in order that’ introduces the result clause teḥkām {תֶּחְכַּם | tə-ḥ-kām} ‘you may become wise’, a Qal imperfect indicating a prospective outcome.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־ם
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel and receive discipline , so that you may become wise in your final outcome.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:20, so the Hebrew word תֶּחְכַּ֥ם (tekhekam) 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.19.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.20.W6.S1) and character.