Proverbs 24:23:2Prov.24.23.W2TAB
לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים
lakhakhamim
“to the wise ones”
- Transliteration
- la-kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- lah-khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /la.ħa.χaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-kha-kha-MIM
- clause
gam-E-le la-kha-kha-MIM
- sentence
gam-E-le la-kha-kha-MIM ha-KER-pa-NIM be-mish-PAT bal-TOV
Exegesis
The verse begins with a correlative particle gam {גַּם | gam} followed by the demonstrative eleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾêl-leh}, introducing an additional proverb for the intended audience la-chachamim {לַחֲכָמִים | la-ḥă-kā-mîm}.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־ם
“wise, skillful”
In context — Proverbs 24:23
These also are for the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:23, so the Hebrew word לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים (lakhakhamim) 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.24.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.23.W2.S1) and character.