Proverbs 4:5:2Prov.4.5.W2TAB
חָ֭כְמָה
khakhema
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- KHA-khe-MA
- Extended
- khaa-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔx.mɔːˈh/
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
ke-NE KHA-khe-MA ke-NE vi-NA
- sentence
ke-NE KHA-khe-MA ke-NE vi-NA al-tish-KAKH ve-al-TET me-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The Qal imperative keneh {קְנֵ֣ה | qĕnēh} ‘acquire’ governs chokhmah {חָ֭כְמָה | ḥāḵmāh} ‘wisdom’ and binah {בִינָ֑ה | bināh} ‘understanding’, underscoring their complementary value.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mḥ–k–m
“skill”
In context — Proverbs 4:5
Acquire wisdom, and acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not drift away from the words from my mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:5, 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.4.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.5.W2.S1) and character.