Proverbs 16:4

With the Hebrew beneath

Proverbs 16:4, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

has madeפָּעַלpaal

do, make

Do, make, carry out.

Where else “paal” appears

for its endמַּעֲנֵmaane

end

The purpose or end for which something exists.

Where else “maane” appears

the wickedרָשָׁעrasha

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “rasha” appears

for the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

of evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears

Translation note

“For its end”: the Hebrew can be understood as “for its purpose” or “for what corresponds to it”; it is the same root as “answer” in verse 1.

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