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But wisdom,וְהַחָכְמָהfrom whereמֵאַיִןwill it be found?תִּמָּצֵאAnd where isוְאֵי זֶהthe placeמְקוֹםof understanding?בִּינָה
Job 28:12
Study it in the app“But wisdom, from where will it be found? And where is the place of understanding?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:12, word by word
- But wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- from whereאַיִןayin
where from?
Where from? From what place?
Where else “ayin” appears- will it be foundתִּמָּצֵאtimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “timatse” appears- the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- of understandingבִּינָהbina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “bina” appears
The context
11He bandages the weeping of the rivers, and what is hidden he brings out to the light.
12 · This verse (above)
13The mortal does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.