Proverbs 29:15:4Prov.29.15.W4TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- kha-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔx.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
kha-khe-MA
- clause
SHE-vet ve-TO-kha-khat yit-TEN kha-khe-MA
- sentence
SHE-vet ve-TO-kha-khat yit-TEN kha-khe-MA ve-NA-ar me-shu-LAKH me-VISH i-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with shevet {שֵׁ֣בֶט | šēḇeṭ} ‘rod’ and ve-tokhachat {וְ֭תוֹכַחַת | wə-ṯôḵaḥâṯ} ‘reproof’ joined by the conjunction vav, forming a compound subject for yittēn {יִתֵּ֣ן | yittēn} ‘will give,’ with chokhmah {חָכְמָ֑ה | ḥōkmāh} ‘wisdom’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“skill, insight”
In context — Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:15, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֑ה (khakhema) 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.29.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.15.W4.S1) and character.