Proverbs 4:23:6Prov.4.23.W6TAB
חַיִּֽים׃
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
kha-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
to-tse-OT kha-YIM
- clause
KI-mi-ME-nu to-tse-OT kha-YIM
- sentence
mi-KOL-mish-MAR ne-TSOR li-BEKH-a KI-mi-ME-nu to-tse-OT kha-YIM
Exegesis
The abstract plural phrase totseʼot ḥayyîm {תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּים | tôṣʾōṯ ḥayyîm} ‘outgoings of life’ portrays the manifold expressions of one’s inner life. In English, a superlative construction and a causal clause reflect the Hebrew comparative and explanatory structure.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-y-h
“life, living”
In context — Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart more than any safeguarding , for from it come the sources of life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 4:23, so the Hebrew word חַיִּֽים׃ (khayim) 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.4.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.23.W6.S1) and character.