Proverbs 21:11:4Prov.21.11.W4TAB
לְ֝חָכָ֗ם
lekhakham
“to a wise man”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA-KHAM
- Extended
- leh-KHAA-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ləħaːˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a wise man
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM
- clause
u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM yik-KAKH-DA-at
- sentence
ba-E-NAsh-LETS ye-KHE-KAM-PE-ti u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM yik-KAKH-DA-at
Exegesis
The proverb features two parallel protases introduced by banash-lets {בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵץ | baʿ-nāš-lēṣ} ‘when the scoffer is punished’ and uvahaskil {וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל | ū-ve-haš-kîl} ‘when instruction is granted’ with lehakam {לְ֝חָכָ֗ם | le-ḥā-ḵām} ‘to a wise one’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet-kaf-mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 21:11
When the scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when instruction is given to the wise, he receives knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:11, so the Hebrew word לְ֝חָכָ֗ם (lekhakham) 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.21.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.11.W4.S1) and character.