Proverbs 24:3 Go deeper

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: (KJV)

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בְּ֭חָכְמָהBe.cha.khe.mahby wisdom

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 24:3 word 1

יִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehit is built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Proverbs 24:3 word 2

בָּ֑יִתBa.yita house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 24:3 word 3

וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗הu.vit.vu.Nahand by 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 24:3 word 4

יִתְכּוֹנָֽן\׃yit.ko.Nanit is established

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 24:3 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

By wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
a house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
is built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
and by understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
it is established	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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