Proverbs 21:30:2Prov.21.30.W2TAB
חָ֭כְמָה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHE-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħaːx.ˈmaː/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
kha-KHE-MA
- clause
EN kha-KHE-MA ve-EN te-vu-NA
- sentence
EN kha-KHE-MA ve-EN te-vu-NA ve-EN e-TSA le-NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The nouns chakmah {חָ֭כְמָה | ḥā-ḵə-māh} ‘wisdom’, tevunah {תְּבוּנָ֑ה | tə-vū-nāh} ‘understanding’, and etzah {עֵ֝צָ֗ה | ʿê-ṣāh} ‘counsel’ form the three parallel elements.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaph–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom or understanding, and no counsel can stand before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:30, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כְמָה (khakhema) 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.21.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.30.W2.S1) and character.