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Acquireקְנֵהwisdom;חָכְמָהacquireקְנֵהunderstanding;בִינָהdo notאַלforget,תִּשְׁכַּחand do notוְאַלturn awayתֵּטfrom the sayingsמֵאִמְרֵיof my mouth.פִי
Proverbs 4:5
Study it in the app“Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.”
A father urges his son to get wisdom, whatever it costsWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:5, word by word
- Acquireקְנֵהkene
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “kene” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- understandingבִינָהvina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “vina” appears- forgetתִּשְׁכַּחtishkach
forget
Forget.
Where else “tishkach” appears- turn awayתֵּטtet
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “tet” appears- from the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
4And he instructed me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
5 · This verse (above)
6Do not abandon her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.