Proverbs 29:3:2Prov.29.3.W2TAB
חָ֭כְמָה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- KHOKH-MA
- Extended
- khokh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
KHOKH-MA
- clause
ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV
- sentence
ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject phrase ish-ohev chokhmah {אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה | ʾîš-ʾōhēḇ ḥāḵ·māh}, combining a noun and Qal participle to denote continuous disposition.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“skill, insight”
In context — Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but one who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:3, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כְמָה (khokhma) 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.29.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.3.W2.S1) and character.