Proverbs 27:4:2Prov.27.4.W2TAB
חֵ֭מָה
khema
“wrath”
- Transliteration
- khe-MA
- Extended
- kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħeːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-MA
- clause
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF
- sentence
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF u-MI ya-a-MOD lif-NE kin-E
Exegesis
The verse opens with synonymous parallelism between akhzeryut {אַכְזְרִיּוּת | ʾăḵzrîyût} ‘cruelty’ and khemah {חֵמָה | ḥê·mâ} ‘wrath,’ emphasizing severity.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Mem–Heh
“heat, burning anger”
In context — Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is a flood ; but who can stand before jealousy?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:4, so the Hebrew word חֵ֭מָה (khema) 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.27.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.4.W2.S1) and character.