Proverbs 22:29:1Prov.22.29.W1TAB
חָזִ֡יתָ
khazita
“you have seen”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZI-ta
- Extended
- khaa-ZEE-taa
- IPA
- /ħaːˈziːθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have seen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ZI-ta
- clause
kha-ZI-ta ISH ma-HIR bi-me-lakh-TO li-fe-NEI-me-la-KHIM yi-te-ya-TSAV
- sentence
kha-ZI-ta ISH ma-HIR bi-me-lakh-TO li-fe-NEI-me-la-KHIM yi-te-ya-TSAV BAL-yi-te-ya-TSEV li-fe-NEI kha-SHU-KIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with a rhetorical interrogative using chazita {חָזִיתָ | ḥā-zî-ṯā} ‘have you seen’ as a wisdom introduction.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-z-h
“to see, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 22:29
Have you seen a man skillful in his work ? He will take his place before kings; he will not take his place before obscure men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:29, so the Hebrew word חָזִ֡יתָ (khazita) 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.22.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.29.W1.S1) and character.