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to understandלְהָבִיןa proverbמָשָׁלand a figurative saying,וּמְלִיצָהthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the wiseחֲכָמִיםand their riddles.וְחִידֹתָם
Proverbs 1:6
Study it in the app“to understand a proverb and a figurative saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:6, word by word
- to understandהָבִיןhavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “havin” appears- a proverbמָשָׁלmashal
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “mashal” appears- and a figurative sayingמְלִיצָהmelitsa
figurative saying, taunt
A figurative saying, a phrase with a hidden sense that must be interpreted; also a taunt.
Where else “melitsa” appears- the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- and their riddlesחִידֹתָchidota
riddle
Riddle: an obscure saying that must be worked out; a puzzle.
Where else “chidota” appears
The context
5Let the wise man hear, and he will increase in teaching; and the discerning one will acquire guidance,
6 · This verse (above)
7The fear of YHWH is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and correction fools despise.