Proverbs 8:9:2Prov.8.9.W2TAB
נְ֭כֹחִים
nekhokhim
“straight or correct”
- Transliteration
- ne-kho-KHIM
- Extended
- neh-khoh-KHEEM
- IPA
- /nəxoːˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- straight or correct
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
ne-kho-KHIM
- clause
ku-LAM ne-kho-KHIM lam-me-VIN
- sentence
ku-LAM ne-kho-KHIM lam-me-VIN vi-ya-sha-RIM le-mo-tse-E DA-at
Exegesis
The verse begins with the pronoun kulam {כֻּלָּ֣ם | kû-lām} ‘all of them’ indicating the totality of Wisdom’s statements; nekhochim {נְ֭כֹחִים | nə-ḵō-ḥîm} functions as an adjective modifying that subject, emphasizing accuracy of the content.
Root and etymology
Rootn-kh-ch
“to be fitting, appropriate”
In context — Proverbs 8:9
All of them are right to the discerning one and upright to those who find knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:9, so the Hebrew word נְ֭כֹחִים (nekhokhim) 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.8.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.9.W2.S1) and character.