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But wisdom,וְהַחָכְמָהfrom whereמֵאַיִןdoes it come?תָּבוֹאAnd where isוְאֵי זֶהthe placeמְקוֹםof understanding?בִּינָה
Job 28:20
Study it in the app“But wisdom, from where does it come? And where is the place of understanding?”
Job asks where wisdom comes from and answers: only God knows its placeWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:20, 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- does it comeתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” 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
19The topaz of Cush cannot equal it; with pure gold it cannot be valued.
20 · This verse (above)
21It is concealed from the eyes of every living thing, and from the birds of the sky it is hidden.