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The heartלֵבof the discerningנָבוֹןacquiresיִקְנֶהknowledge,דָּעַתand the earוְאֹזֶןof the wiseחֲכָמִיםseeksתְּבַקֶּשׁknowledge.דָּעַת
Proverbs 18:15
Study it in the app“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:15, word by word
- The heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the discerningנָבוֹןnavon
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “navon” appears- acquiresיִקְנֶהyikne
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “yikne” appears- knowledgeדָּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- and the earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- seeksתְּבַקֶּשׁtevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “tevakesh” appears
The context
14The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?
15 · This verse (above)
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and before the great it leads him.