Proverbs 3:13 Go deeper

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. (KJV)

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אַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.Reihow blessed!

Lemma: אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) · Strong's: H0835

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: blessed

Used 45 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0835; TAHOT Proverbs 3:13 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.dom[is] a person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:13 word 2

מָצָ֣אma.Tza'[who] he finds

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 3:13 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 3:13 word 4

וְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.Damand a person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:13 word 5

יָפִ֥יקya.Fik[who] he obtains

Lemma: פּוּק (puq) · Strong's: H6329

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to promote

Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 140:8, Psalms 144:13, Proverbs 8:35, Proverbs 12:2, Proverbs 18:22, Isaiah 58:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6329; TAHOT Proverbs 3:13 word 6

תְּבוּנָֽה\׃te.vu.Nahunderstanding

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 3:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Blessed	→	אֶ֫שֶׁר H0835 blessed
[is] the man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who finds	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
the man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who acquires	→	פּוּק H6329 to promote
understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding

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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