Proverbs 3:35:2Prov.3.35.W2TAB
חֲכָמִ֣ים
khakhamim
“wise men or wise ones”
- Transliteration
- kha-kha-MIM
- Extended
- khah-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ħăxaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise men or wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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-kha-MIM
- clause
ka-VOD kha-kha-MIM yin-kha-LU
- sentence
ka-VOD kha-kha-MIM yin-kha-LU u-khe-si-LIM me-RIM ka-LON
Exegesis
The verse opens with kavod {כָּבוֹד | kā-ḇōḏ} ‘honor’ as the thematic focus, followed by chakhamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥă-ḵā-mîm} ‘wise ones’ and yinchalu {יִנְחָלוּ | yin-ḥā-lû} ‘will inherit’, forming the first clause.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 3:35
The wise will inherit honor, but fools will lift up shame.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:35, so the Hebrew word חֲכָמִ֣ים (khakhamim) 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.3.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.35.W2.S1) and character.