Proverbs 7:4:2Prov.7.4.W2TAB
לַֽ֭חָכְמָה
lakhakhma
“to wisdom”
- Transliteration
- la-kha-KHMA
- Extended
- lah-khah-KHMAA
- IPA
- /laħaːxˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
la-kha-KHMA
- clause
e-MOR la-kha-KHMA a-KHO-ti AT
- sentence
e-MOR la-kha-KHMA a-KHO-ti AT u-mo-DA la-bi-NA tik-RA
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases, la-chokhmah {לַחָכְמָה | la-ḥā-ḵāh} ‘to wisdom’ and la-binah {לַבִּינָה | la-bî-nāh} ‘to understanding’, personify these virtues.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mchet–kaf–mem
“to be wise, skilled”
In context — Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister ,” and call understanding your near relative .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:4, so the Hebrew word לַֽ֭חָכְמָה (lakhakhma) 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.7.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.4.W2.S1) and character.