Proverbs 1:7 Go deeper

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (KJV)

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יִרְאַ֣תyir.'At[the] fear of

Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: fear

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 1

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 2

רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[is the] beginning of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 3

דָּ֑עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 4

חָכְמָ֥הchokh.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 1:7 word 5

וּ֝מוּסָ֗רu.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 1:2, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 4:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148H; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 6

אֱוִילִ֥ים'e.vi.Limfools

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 7

בָּֽזוּ\׃\ \פBa.zuthey despise

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0936

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to despise

Used 12 times. Also: Proverbs 6:30, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0936; TAHOT Proverbs 1:7 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The fear	→	יִרְאָה H3374 fear
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
[is] the beginning	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
of knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
[but] fools	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
despise	→	בּוּז H0936 to despise
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
and discipline	→	מוּסָר H4148H discipline: instruction

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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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