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YHWHיְהוָהby wisdomבְּחָכְמָהfoundedיָסַדthe earth;אָרֶץhe establishedכּוֹנֵןthe heavensשָׁמַיִםby insight.בִּתְבוּנָה
Proverbs 3:19
Study it in the app“YHWH by wisdom founded the earth; he established the heavens by insight.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 3:19, word by word
- 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- by wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- foundedיָסַדyasad
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yasad” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- he establishedכּוֹנֵןkonen
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “konen” appears- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- by insightתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears
The context
18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are happy.
19 · This verse (above)
20By his knowledge the deeps were split open, and the clouds drip dew.