Proverbs 3:2:5Prov.3.2.W5TAB
חַיִּ֑ים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YIHM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YIM
- clause
KI O-rekh ya-MIM u-she-NOT kha-YIM
- sentence
KI O-rekh ya-MIM u-she-NOT kha-YIM ve-sha-LOM yo-si-FU LAKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase orekh yamim {אֹרֶךְ יָמִים | ʾō-reḵ yā-mîm} “length of days” and its parallel shnot chayyim {שְׁנוֹת חַיִּים | šə-nō-wōṯ ḥay-yîm} “years of life” emphasize successive extensions of lifespan.
Root and etymology
ח־י־י
“to live”
In context — Proverbs 3:2
For they will lengthen your days and add years to your life, together with peace.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:2, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֑ים (khayim) 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.3.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.2.W5.S1) and character.