Proverbs 4:11:2Prov.4.11.W2TAB
חָ֭כְמָה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- KHA-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
KHA-khe-MA
- clause
be-DE-rekh KHA-khe-MA ho-RE-ti-KHA
- sentence
be-DE-rekh KHA-khe-MA ho-RE-ti-KHA hi-de-RAKH-ti-KHA be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
Exegesis
The first, bederekh chokhmah {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה | bə-ḏə-rə-ḵ ḥā-ḵə-mā}, functions as a temporal or locative frame “in the way of wisdom,” followed by the causative verb horetikha {הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ | hō-rē-ṯî-kā} “I have instructed you.”
Root and etymology
ח־כ־מ
“skillful insight”
In context — Proverbs 4:11
I have instructed you in the way of wisdom, and I have led you in paths of uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:11, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כְמָה (khakhema) 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.4.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.11.W2.S1) and character.