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soכֵּןknowדְּעֶהwisdomחָכְמָהto be for your soul;לְנַפְשֶׁךָifאִםyou find it,מָצָאתָthenוְthere isיֵשׁa future,אַחֲרִיתandוְyour hopeתִקְוָתְךָwill notלֹאbe cut off.תִכָּרֵת
Proverbs 24:14
Study it in the app“so know wisdom to be for your soul; if you find it, then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:14, word by word
- knowדְּעֶdee
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “dee” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- to be for your soulנַפְשֶׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears- you find itמָצָאתָmatsata
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsata” appears- a futureאַחֲרִיתacharit
future
The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.
Where else “acharit” appears- your hopeתִקְוָתְtikvat
hope
What one hopes for, and the reason to hope.
Where else “tikvat” appears- be cut offתִכָּרֵתtikaret
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “tikaret” appears
The context
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
14 · This verse (above)
15Do not lie in wait, wicked man, at the dwelling of the righteous; do not plunder his resting place;