Proverbs 6:23:7Prov.6.23.W7TAB
חַ֝יִּ֗ים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- khah-YIHM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjːiːm/
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
ve-DE-rekh kha-YIM
- clause
ve-DE-rekh kha-YIM to-khe-KHOT mu-SAR
- sentence
KI NER mits-VA ve-to-RA OR ve-DE-rekh kha-YIM to-khe-KHOT mu-SAR
Exegesis
The paratactic vav {וְ | wə} introduces the construct de-rekh hayyim tochchot musar {דֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָר | de-rekh ḥay-yîm toḵ-ḥōṯ mū-sār}, portraying the path of life as formed by disciplined reproofs. English renders Hebrew constructs with genitive syntax (“reproofs of discipline”) or prepositional syntax (“rebukes from discipline”), and the metaphorical imagery extends as “lamp for your path” (formal) versus “lamp for your steps” (dynamic), with “road of life” (formal) contrasted with “way of life” (dynamic) to underscore directional nuance.
In context — Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp for your path, and the law is light; and the reproofs of discipline are the road of life.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 6:23, so the Hebrew word חַ֝יִּ֗ים (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.6.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.23.W7.S1) and character.