Proverbs 3:13:4Prov.3.13.W4TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-MA
- Extended
- khaahkh-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
ash-RE a-DAM ma-TSA khokh-MA
- sentence
ash-RE a-DAM ma-TSA khokh-MA ve-a-DAM ya-FIK te-vu-NA
Exegesis
Matza {מָצָא | mā-ṣāʾ} ‘has found’ is a Qal perfect expressing completed action toward chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥā-ḵā-māh} ‘wisdom’ as object.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ–k–m
“skill, wisdom”
In context — Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom , and the man who obtains understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:13, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֑ה (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.3.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.13.W4.S1) and character.