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For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:6 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 2:6 word 2
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:6 word 3
חָכְמָ֑הchokh.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 2:6 word 4
מִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.Pivfrom mouth his
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:6 word 5
דַּ֣עַתDa.'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 2:6 word 6
וּתְבוּנָֽה\׃u.te.vu.Nahand understanding
Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: understanding
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Proverbs 2:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| gives | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| from His mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| come knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| and understanding | → | תְּבוּנָה H8394 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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