Proverbs 21:22:4Prov.21.22.W4TAB
חָכָ֑ם
khakham
“a wise man”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ħaːˈxaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wise man
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-KHAM
- clause
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM
- sentence
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA
Exegesis
The perfect verb alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘he went up’ denotes a completed tactical move, while the placement of chakam {חָכָם | ḥā-kām} ‘wise person’ after the verb emphasizes the agent’s initiative.
Root and etymology
Rootḥet–kaf–mem
“skilled, wise”
In context — Proverbs 21:22
A wise person goes up against the city of mighty men and brings down the strength of its confidence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:22, so the Hebrew word חָכָ֑ם (khakham) 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.21.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.22.W4.S1) and character.