Proverbs 22:24:5Prov.22.24.W5TAB
חֵ֝מוֹת
khemot
“of wrath”
- Transliteration
- khe-MOT
- Extended
- khee-MOHT
- IPA
- /ħeːˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of wrath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
khe-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT
- clause
ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO
- sentence
al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-ʾet {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} repeats the object marker before ʾiš ḥēmōt {אִישׁ חֵמוֹת | ʾiš ḥē-mōṯ} ‘man of wrath.’
Root and etymology
Rootḥ–m–h | ḥet–mem–he
“heat, fury”
In context — Proverbs 22:24
Do not befriend a possessor of anger , and do not go with a man of wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 22:24, so the Hebrew word חֵ֝מוֹת (khemot) 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.22.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.24.W5.S1) and character.