Proverbs 27:11:1Prov.27.11.W1TAB
חֲכַ֣ם
khakham
“be wise”
- Transliteration
- kha-KHAM
- Extended
- khah-KHAHM
- IPA
- /ħăˈχam/
Meaning by language
- English
- be wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-KHAM
- clause
kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI
- sentence
kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI ve-a-shi-VA khor-fe-HI da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Piel imperative chakam {חֲכַם | ḥă-khăm} ‘be wise’ directly addressing beni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} ‘my son’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad , so that I may answer the one who reproaches me .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:11, so the Hebrew word חֲכַ֣ם (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.27.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.11.W1.S1) and character.