Proverbs 9:8:5Prov.9.8.W5TAB
לְ֝חָכָ֗ם
lekhakham
“a wise man”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-KHAM
- Extended
- leh-khah-KHAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ħɑːˈxɑːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wise man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ho-KHAKH le-kha-KHAM
- clause
ho-KHAKH le-kha-KHAM ve-ye-e-HA-ve-kha
- sentence
al-to-KHAKH LETS pen-yis-na-E-kha ho-KHAKH le-kha-KHAM ve-ye-e-HA-ve-kha
Exegesis
The second half starts with the Hiphil imperative hokhach {הוֹכַח | hō·ḵaḥ} ‘rebuke’ followed by the prepositional phrase le-chakham {לְחָכָם | lə·ḥā·ḵām} ‘to a wise one’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaph–mem
“to be wise”
In context — Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker , or he will hate you; reprove a wise person , and he will love you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 9:8, so the Hebrew word לְ֝חָכָ֗ם (lekhakham) 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.9.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.8.W5.S1) and character.