Proverbs 8:11:2Prov.8.11.W2TAB
חָ֭כְמָה
khakhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- KHAKH-MA
- Extended
- KHAKH-mah
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
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 | 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
KHAKH-MA
- clause
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
Exegesis
The adjective ṭō‐vāh {טוֹבָה | ṭō‐vāh} ‘better’ modifies the feminine noun ḥōḵ‐māh {חָכְמָה | ḥōḵ‐māh} ‘wisdom’ to establish the comparison.
Root and etymology
ḥ‐kh‐mḥ k m
“skill, wisdom”
In context — Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies , and all desirable things cannot be compared with her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:11, so the Hebrew word חָ֭כְמָה (khakhma) 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.8.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.11.W2.S1) and character.