Proverbs 2:10:2Prov.2.10.W2TAB
חָכְמָ֣ה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-MA
- Extended
- khokh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
khokh-MA
- clause
ki-ta-VO khokh-MA be-li-BE-kha
- sentence
ki-ta-VO khokh-MA be-li-BE-kha ve-DA-at le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
Exegesis
It is followed by the Qal imperfect verb tavo {תָב֣וֹא | tā-ḇōʾ} ‘will enter’, which takes chokhmah {חָכְמָ֣ה | ḥāḵmāh} ‘wisdom’ as its subject and the prepositional phrase be-libbe-kha {בְּלִבֶּ֑ךָ | bə-libbê-kā} ‘into your heart’ as its complement.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mChet–Kaf–Mem
“to be wise, skillful”
In context — Proverbs 2:10
For wisdom will come into your heart , and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 2:10, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֣ה (khokhma) 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.2.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.10.W2.S1) and character.