Proverbs 30:3

“And I have not learned wisdom, nor do I know the knowledge of the Holy One.”

Proverbs 30:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 30:3, word by word

learnedלָמַדְתִּיlamadti

learn

To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.

Where else “lamadti” appears
wisdomחָכְמָהchachma

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

Where else “chachma” appears
do I knowאֵדָעeda

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “eda” appears
the knowledgeדַעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
of the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁיםkedoshim

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

Where else “kedoshim” appears

The context

2For I am more brutish than any man, and I do not have the understanding of a human being.

3 · This verse (above)

4Who has gone up to the heavens and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in the garment? Who has raised up all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son, if you know?

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