Proverbs 8:33:3Prov.8.33.W3TAB
וַחֲכָ֗מוּ
vakhakhamu
“and become wise”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-kha-MU
- Extended
- vah-khah-khaa-MOO
- IPA
- /vaħăχaˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and become wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-kha-kha-MU
- phraseyour reading level
mu-SAR va-kha-kha-MU
- sentence
shim-E-U mu-SAR va-kha-kha-MU ve-AL-ti-fe-RA-U
Exegesis
The vav consecutive in vachachamu {וַחֲכָ֗מוּ | va-ḥă-ḵā-mû} ‘and become wise’ links the desired result to the initial command, emphasizing a transformation in response to hearing.
Root and etymology
chet-kaf-memḥet–kaf–mem
“to be wise; act wisely”
In context — Proverbs 8:33
Listen to instruction and become wise; do not neglect it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:33, so the Hebrew word וַחֲכָ֗מוּ (vakhakhamu) 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.8.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.33.W3.S1) and character.