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The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis to hateשְׂנֹאתevil;רָעarroganceגֵּאָהandוְprideגָאוֹןandוְthe wayדֶרֶךְof evilרָעandוּthe mouthפִיof perversitiesתַהְפֻּכוֹתI hate.שָׂנֵאתִי
Proverbs 8:13
Study it in the app“The fear of YHWH is to hate evil; arrogance and pride and the way of evil and the mouth of perversities I hate.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:13, word by word
- The fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of 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- is to hateשְׂנֹאתsenot
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “senot” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- arroganceגֵּאָהgea
pride, arrogance
Pride, arrogance; thinking oneself more than others.
Where else “gea” appears- prideגָאוֹןgaon
pride
Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.
Where else “gaon” appears- the wayדֶרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of perversitiesתַהְפֻּכוֹתtahpuchot
perversity
Perversity: turning things upside down; deceit.
Where else “tahpuchot” appears
The context
12I, wisdom, dwell with shrewdness, and the knowledge of discretion I find.
13 · This verse (above)
14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I am understanding; might is mine.