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The beginningרֵאשִׁיתof wisdom:חָכְמָהacquireקְנֵהwisdom,חָכְמָהand with allוּבְכָלyou possessקִנְיָנְךָacquireקְנֵהunderstanding.בִינָה
Proverbs 4:7
Study it in the app“The beginning of wisdom: acquire wisdom, and with all you possess acquire understanding.”
A father urges his son to get wisdom, whatever it costsWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:7, word by word
- The beginningרֵאשִׁיתreshit
beginning
The beginning: "in the beginning".
Where else “reshit” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- acquireקְנֵהkene
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “kene” appears- you possessקִנְיָנְkinyan
possessions
What has been acquired: goods, possessions, property.
Where else “kinyan” appears- understandingבִינָהvina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “vina” appears
The context
6Do not abandon her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
7 · This verse (above)
8Exalt her, and she will raise you up; she will honor you when you embrace her.