Proverbs 26:12:3Prov.26.12.W3TAB
חָכָ֣ם
khakham
“wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ħaːˈχaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- clause
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The noun phrase ish chakam {אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם | ’îš ḥā-kām} ‘a wise man’ is defined by the prepositional phrase be-einav {בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə-‘êynāyw} ‘in his own eyes’, indicating self-perceived judgment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mhet–kaf–mem
“to be wise, skilled”
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:12, so the Hebrew word חָכָ֣ם (khakham) 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.26.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W3.S1) and character.