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Wisdomחָכְמוֹתhas builtבָּנְתָהher house;בֵיתָהּshe has hewnחָצְבָהher pillars,עַמּוּדֶיהָseven.שִׁבְעָה
Proverbs 9:1
Study it in the app“Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her pillars, seven.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 9:1, word by word
- Wisdomחָכְמוֹתchachmot
wisdom
Wisdom. A poetic plural form of the usual word for "wisdom"; the plural gives it force: "great wisdom".
Where else “chachmot” appears- has builtבָּנְתָהbanta
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “banta” appears- her houseבֵיתָveta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “veta” appears- she has hewnחָצְבָהchatsva
hew
To shape rock, or carve wells or tombs in it.
Where else “chatsva” appears- her pillarsעַמּוּדֶיamude
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appears- sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.