Proverbs 8:2

“At the top of the heights, beside the way, where the paths meet she takes her stand;”

Proverbs 8:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 8:2, word by word

At the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

Where else “rosh” appears
of the heightsמְרוֹמִיםmeromim

height

What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.

Where else “meromim” appears
the wayדָרֶךְdarech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

Where else “darech” appears
where the paths meetבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bet” appears
where the paths meetנְתִיבוֹתnetivot

path

Path: a narrow way marked out by people's steps.

Where else “netivot” appears
she takes her standנִצָּבָהnitsava

stand

To remain upright in a place without moving.

Where else “nitsava” appears

The context

1Does not wisdom call out, and insight raise her voice?

2 · This verse (above)

3beside the gates, at the mouth of the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries aloud:

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