Proverbs 5:3:8Prov.5.3.W8TAB
חִכָּֽהּ׃
khika
“her palate or her mouth”
- Transliteration
- khi-KA
- Extended
- khih-KAAH
- IPA
- /ħikˈkaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her palate or her mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-KA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-she-MEN khi-KA
- clause
ve-kha-LAK mi-she-MEN khi-KA
- sentence
KI NO-fet ti-TOF-na sif-TE za-RA ve-kha-LAK mi-she-MEN khi-KA
Exegesis
The noun ḥikkāh {חִכָּהּ | ḥikkāh} ‘palate’ serves as the subject of ‘is smoother’. Hebrew parallelism between dripping honeycomb and smooth oil underscores deceptive allure, a hallmark of wisdom literature warnings.
In context — Proverbs 5:3
For honeycomb drips from the lips of a strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 5:3, so the Hebrew word חִכָּֽהּ׃ (khika) 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.5.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.3.W8.S1) and character.