Proverbs 24:5:4Prov.24.5.W4TAB
מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃
meammetskoakh
“strengthens or makes strong strength or power”
- Transliteration
- me-AM-mets-KO-akh
- Extended
- meh-AM-mehts-KOH-akh
- IPA
- /məˈʔam.mɛts.ˈkoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- strengthens or makes strong strength or power
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-AM-mets-KO-akh
- clause
ve-ISH-DA-at me-AM-mets-KO-akh
- sentence
GE-ver-kha-KHAM ba-OZ ve-ISH-DA-at me-AM-mets-KO-akh
Exegesis
The Piel participle me-ammetz {מְאַמֶּץ | mə-ʾam-meṣ} ‘strengthens’ serves as the verbal head with ko-ach {כֹּֽחַ | kō·aḥ} ‘power’ as its direct object. The contrast of stative adjectival structure with participial action highlights how wisdom yields inner fortitude and knowledge actively builds capacity. English renderings preserve the Hebrew word order by balancing stative and dynamic predicates.
Root and etymology
RootKaf, Chet
“strength, ability”
In context — Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases power.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:5, so the Hebrew word מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ (meammetskoakh) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.5.W4.S1) and character.