Proverbs 25:12:3Prov.25.12.W3TAB
וַחֲלִי־כָ֑תֶם
vakhalikhatem
“and an ornament of fine gold”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-LI-kha-TEM
- Extended
- vah-khah-LEE-khaa-TEM
- IPA
- /va.ħaˈliː.qaˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and an ornament of fine gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-kha-LI-kha-TEM
- clause
NE-zem za-HAV va-kha-LI-kha-TEM
- sentence
NE-zem za-HAV va-kha-LI-kha-TEM mo-KHI-akh kha-KHAM al-O-zen sho-MA-at
Exegesis
The verse employs a poetic simile pairing neẓem {נֶזֶם | neẓem} ‘earring’ with ḥălî-kātem {חֲלִי־כָתֶם | ḥălî-kātem} ‘ornament of fine gold’ to convey value and beauty.
Root and etymology
ח־ל־י
“ornament”
In context — Proverbs 25:12
Like a gold earring and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a listening ear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:12, so the Hebrew word וַחֲלִי־כָ֑תֶם (vakhalikhatem) 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.25.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.12.W3.S1) and character.