Proverbs 30:3:2Prov.30.3.W2TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-MA
- Extended
- khaakh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔχˈmaː/
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
ve-LO-la-MAD-te khokh-MA
- sentence
ve-LO-la-MAD-te khokh-MA ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM e-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹֽא־ | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’, establishing a negative frame, followed by lamadti {לָמַ֥דְתִּי | lā-maḏ-tî} ‘I have learned’ and its object chokhmah {חָכְמָ֑ה | ḥā-kh-māh} ‘wisdom’.
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“wisdom; skill”
In context — Proverbs 30:3
And I have not learned wisdom , and the knowledge of the holy ones I do not know.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:3, 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.30.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.3.W2.S1) and character.