A towerמִגְדַּלof strengthעֹזis the nameשֵׁםof YHWH;יְהוָהinto itבּוֹthe righteousצַדִּיקrunsיָרוּץand is set on high.וְנִשְׂגָּב
Proverbs 18:10
Study it in the app“A tower of strength is the name of YHWH; into it the righteous runs and is set on high.”
The name of YHWH as a strong tower where the righteous runWho God Is
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:10, word by word
- A towerמִגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- is the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- of 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- the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- runsיָרוּץyaruts
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yaruts” appears- and is set on highנִשְׂגָּבnisgav
set on high
To set safely above, out of danger.
Where else “nisgav” appears
The context
9Also, one who is slack in his work is a brother he to the one who destroys.
10 · This verse (above)
11The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall set on high in his imagination.