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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (KJV)
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יְֽהוָ֗הYah.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 3:19 word 1
בְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.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 3:19 word 2
יָֽסַד\־ya.sad-he founded
Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to found
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Proverbs 3:19 word 3
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:19 word 4
כּוֹנֵ֥ןko.Nenhe established
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 3:19 word 5
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yim[the] heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Proverbs 3:19 word 6
בִּתְבוּנָֽה\׃bit.vu.Nahby 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 3:19 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| founded | → | יָסַד H3245 to found |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| by wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| and established | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| by 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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