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To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; (KJV)
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לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atto learn
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 1
חָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahwisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 2
וּמוּסָ֑רu.mu.Sarand discipline
Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: discipline: instruction
Used 19 times. Also: Job 36:10, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4148H; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 3
לְ֝הָבִ֗יןle.ha.Vinto teach
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 4
אִמְרֵ֥י'im.Reiwords of
Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 5
בִינָֽה\׃vi.Nahunderstanding
Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: understanding
Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Proverbs 1:2 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| for gaining | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| and discipline | → | מוּסָר H4148H discipline: instruction |
| for comprehending | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| words | → | אֵמֶר H0561 word |
| of insight | → | בִּינָה H0998 understanding |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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