Proverbs 24:5:1Prov.24.5.W1TAB
גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם
geverkhakham
“a man of wisdom or a wise man”
- Transliteration
- GE-ver-kha-KHAM
- Extended
- GEH-vehr-khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈɡɛ.vɛr.ħaˈχaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man of wisdom or a wise man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GE-ver-kha-KHAM
- clause
GE-ver-kha-KHAM ba-OZ
- sentence
GE-ver-kha-KHAM ba-OZ ve-ISH-DA-at me-AM-mets-KO-akh
Exegesis
It opens with geber {גֶּֽבֶר | gĕ-ber} ‘man’ modified by the attributive adjective chakam {חָכָ֥ם | ḥā-kām} ‘wise’, followed by the prepositional phrase ba-oz {בַּע֑וֹז | baʿ-ōz} ‘in strength’ completing the first clause.
Root and etymology
RootHet, Kaf, Mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases power.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:5, so the Hebrew word גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם (geverkhakham) 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.24.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.5.W1.S1) and character.