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Sayאֱמֹרto wisdom,לַחָכְמָה“Youאָתְּare my sister,”אֲחֹתִיandוּcallתִקְרָאunderstandingלַבִּינָה“kinsman,”מֹדָע
Proverbs 7:4
Study it in the app“Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding “kinsman,””
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 7:4, word by word
- Sayאֱמֹרemor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emor” appears- to wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- are my sisterאֲחֹתִachoti
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appears- callתִקְרָאtikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “tikra” appears- understandingבִּינָהbina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “bina” appears- “kinsmanמֹדָעmoda
relative, acquaintance
Relative, close acquaintance: someone of the same family who is well known.
Where else “moda” appears
The context
3Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 · This verse (above)
5so that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreign woman who makes smooth her sayings.