Proverbs 5:6:2Prov.5.6.W2TAB
חַ֭יִּים
khayim
“of life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- hah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YIM
- clause
O-rakh kha-YIM pen-te-fa-LES
- sentence
O-rakh kha-YIM pen-te-fa-LES NA-u ma-e-ge-lo-TE-ha LO te-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain orach chayyim {אֹרַח חַיִּים | ʾō-rāḥ ḥăyyîm} ‘path of life,’ establishing a life-as-journey metaphor.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–yod
“life; living”
In context — Proverbs 5:6
She does not weigh the path of life; her tracks wander; she does not know .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:6, so the Hebrew word חַ֭יִּים (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.5.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.6.W2.S1) and character.