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if trulyכִּי אִםyou call outתִקְרָאto understanding,לַבִּינָהand raiseתִּתֵּןyour voiceקוֹלֶךָto insight;לַתְּבוּנָה
Proverbs 2:3
Study it in the app“if truly you call out to understanding, and raise your voice to insight;”
Look for it as for silver and hidden treasure; YHWH gives wisdomWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 2:3, word by word
- you call outתִקְרָאtikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “tikra” appears- to understandingבִּינָהbina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “bina” appears- and raiseתִּתֵּןtiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titen” appears- your voiceקוֹלֶkole
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kole” appears- to insightתְּבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears
The context
2making your ear attentive to wisdom, and incline your heart to insight;
3 · This verse (above)
4if you seek her like silver, and search for her like hidden treasures,