Proverbs 30:16:3Prov.30.16.W3TAB
רָ֥חַם
rakham
“a womb”
- Transliteration
- RA-kham
- Extended
- RAA-khahm
- IPA
- /ˈraː.ħam/
Meaning by language
- English
- a womb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA-kham
- clause
RA-kham E-rets lo-SA-ve-a MA-yim
- sentence
she-OL ve-O-tser RA-kham E-rets lo-SA-ve-a MA-yim ve-ESH lo-AM-ra HON
Root and etymology
RootResh–Chet–Mem
“to have compassion, to bear”
In context — Proverbs 30:16
The grave, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, “Enough.”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:16, so the Hebrew word רָ֥חַם (rakham) 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.30.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.16.W3.S1) and character.