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Proverbs 9:10 — King James Version← Study notes

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.


Proverbs 9:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 9:107 words
HebrewMeaning
תְּחִלַּ֣תtəḥilat
beginnounH8462
first
חָ֭כְמָהḥākəmāh
skilfulnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
יִרְאַ֣תyirəʾat
fearnounH3374
dreadful · exceedingly
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ/דַ֖עַתwədaʿat
cunningconjH1847
norantly · know · awares
קְדֹשִׁ֣יםqədōšiym
holyadjH6918
saint
בִּינָֽהbiynāh
knowledgenounH998
meaning · perfectly · understanding · wisdom
Words 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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