Proverbs 30:24:6Prov.30.24.W6TAB
מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃
mekhukkamim
“made wise or very wise”
- Transliteration
- me-khu-kka-MIM
- Extended
- meh-khuh-kkaa-MIHM
- IPA
- /mə.ħu.kːaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- made wise or very wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| 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
me-khu-kka-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
- clause
ve-HEM-ma kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
- sentence
ar-ba-A HEM ke-tan-NE-AR-ets ve-HEM-ma kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
Exegesis
Finally, the paired adjective chakamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥă-kā-mîm} ‘wise’ and Puʿal participle mechukkamim {מְחֻכָּמִים | mə-ḥu-k-kā-mîm} ‘made very wise’ form an intensifying parallelism that underscores unexpected wisdom.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaph–mem
“wise”
In context — Proverbs 30:24
Four little ones on the earth, yet they are exceedingly wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:24, so the Hebrew word מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃ (mekhukkamim) 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.30.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.24.W6.S1) and character.