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Iאֲנִיloveאֵהָבthose who love me,אֹהֲבַיandוּthose who seek me eagerlyמְשַׁחֲרַיwill find me.יִמְצָאֻנְנִי
Proverbs 8:17
Study it in the app“I love those who love me, and those who seek me eagerly will find me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:17, word by word
- loveאֵהָבehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ehav” appears- those who seek me eagerlyמְשַׁחֲרַmeshachara
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “meshachara” appears- will find meיִמְצָאֻyimtsau
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsau” appears
The context
16By me princes govern, and nobles, all the judges of righteousness.
17 · This verse (above)
18Riches and honor are with me, lasting wealth and righteousness.