Proverbs 24:14:3Prov.24.14.W3TAB
חָכְמָ֗ה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kha-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /dəˈʕɛ/
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
- phraseyour reading level
KEN de-EH kha-khe-MA
- clause
KEN de-EH kha-khe-MA le-naf-SHE-kha im-ma-TSA-ta ve-YESH a-kha-RIT
- sentence
KEN de-EH kha-khe-MA le-naf-SHE-kha im-ma-TSA-ta ve-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-VA-te-kha LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
The imperative verb de’eh {דְּעֶ֥ה | dəʿeh} ‘know’ takes chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥākhmāh} ‘wisdom’ as its direct object, and the prepositional phrase le-naphshekha {לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ | lə-nap̄-šē-khā} ‘for your soul’ indicates beneficiary purpose.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“skill; wisdom”
In context — Proverbs 24:14
So know wisdom for your soul; if you have found it, then there is a future , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:14, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֗ה (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.24.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.14.W3.S1) and character.