Proverbs 29:11:4Prov.29.11.W4TAB
וְ֝חָכָ֗ם
vekhakham
“but a wise man”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-KHAM
- Extended
- veh-khaa-KHAAM
- IPA
- /vəħɔːˈxɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a wise man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-kha-KHAM
- clause
ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
- sentence
KAL-RU-kho yo-TSI khe-SIL ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction wə-ḥāḵām {וְ֝חָכָ֗ם | wə-ḥāḵām} introduces the contrasting clause.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mḥet–kaf–mem
“wise”
In context — Proverbs 29:11
A fool brings out all his spirit , but a wise man quietly holds it back .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:11, so the Hebrew word וְ֝חָכָ֗ם (vekhakham) 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.29.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.11.W4.S1) and character.