Proverbs 3:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.”

Proverbs 3:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 3:197 words

HebrewMeaning

יְֽהוָ֗הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

בְּ/חָכְמָ֥הbəḥākəmāh

skilfulpronH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

יָֽסַדyāsad

appointverbH3245

take counsel · establish · (lay the · lay for a) found ···

אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣ

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

כּוֹנֵ֥ןkwōnēn

certainverbH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

שָׁ֝מַ֗יִםšāmayim

heavennounH8064

astrologer · heaven

בִּ/תְבוּנָֽהbitəbwnāh

discretionpronH8394

reason · skilfulness · understanding · wisdom

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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