Proverbs 4:7 Go deeper

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (KJV)

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רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[is] first

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 word 1

חָ֭כְמָהchokh.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 4:7 word 2

קְנֵ֣הke.Nehacquire

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 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 4:7 word 4

וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and by all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 word 5

קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaacquisition your

Lemma: קִנְיָן (qin.yan) · Strong's: H7075

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: acquisition

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 34:23, Genesis 36:6, Leviticus 22:11, Joshua 14:4, Psalms 104:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7075; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 word 6

קְנֵ֣הke.Nehacquire

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 word 7

בִינָֽה\׃vi.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Proverbs 4:7 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
is supreme	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
so acquire	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
And whatever	→	כֹּל H3605 all
you may acquire	→	קִנְיָן H7075 acquisition
gain	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
understanding	→	בִּינָה H0998 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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