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It is the gloryכְּבֹדof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםto concealהַסְתֵּרa matter,דָּבָרandוּthe gloryכְבֹדof kingsמְלָכִיםto search outחֲקֹרa matter.דָּבָר
Proverbs 25:2
Study it in the app“It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to search out a matter.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:2, word by word
- It is the gloryכְּבֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to concealהַסְתֵּרhaster
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “haster” appears- a matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- of kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- to search outחֲקֹרchakor
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chakor” appears
The context
1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied.
2 · This verse (above)
3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings are beyond searching.