Proverbs 20:29:3Prov.20.29.W3TAB
כֹּחָ֑ם
kokham
“their strength”
- Transliteration
- ko-KHAM
- Extended
- koh-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ko.ˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-KHAM
- clause
ti-fe-E-ret ba-khu-RIM ko-KHAM
- sentence
ti-fe-E-ret ba-khu-RIM ko-KHAM va-ha-DAR ze-ke-NIM se-VA
Exegesis
The affixed pronominal suffix in kōḥām {כֹּחָם | kōḥām} ‘their strength’ parallels the independent noun sēḇā {שֵׂיבָה | sēḇā} ‘gray hair’, linking attributes to each group.
Root and etymology
“strength, power”
In context — Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is gray hair .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:29, so the Hebrew word כֹּחָ֑ם (kokham) 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.20.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.29.W3.S1) and character.