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To acquireקְנֹהwisdom,חָכְמָהhow muchמַהbetterטּוֹבthan gold!מֵחָרוּץAnd to acquireוּקְנוֹתunderstanding,בִּינָהmore to be chosenנִבְחָרthan silver!מִכָּסֶף
Proverbs 16:16
Study it in the app“To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! And to acquire understanding, more to be chosen than silver!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:16, word by word
- To acquireקְנֹהkeno
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “keno” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- betterטּוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- than goldחָרוּץcharuts
gold
A precious yellow metal of great value.
Where else “charuts” appears- understandingבִּינָהbina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “bina” appears- more to be chosenנִבְחָרnivchar
choose
To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.
Where else “nivchar” appears- than silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears
The context
15In the light of the face of a king is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the late rain.
16 · This verse (above)
17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; whoever watches his way guards his soul.