Proverbs 2:4 Go deeper

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:4 word 1

תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahyou will seek it

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 2:4 word 2

כַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.seflike <the> silver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:4 word 3

וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.Nimand like <the> treasures

Lemma: מַטְמוֹן (mat.mon) · Strong's: H4301

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: treasure

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 43:23, Job 3:21, Isaiah 45:3, Jeremiah 41:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4301; TAHOT Proverbs 2:4 word 4

תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה\׃tach.pe.Se.nahyou will search for it

Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to search

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Proverbs 2:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

if	→	אִם H0518A if
you seek	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
it like silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and search it out	→	חָפַשׂ H2664 to search
like hidden treasure	→	מַטְמוֹן H4301 treasure

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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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