Proverbs

Proverbs 2:1–5

¹My son, if you accept my words

and hide my commandments within you,

²if you incline your ear to wisdom

and direct your heart to understanding,

³if you truly call out to insight

and lift your voice to understanding,

⁴if you seek it like silver

and search it out like hidden treasure,

⁵then you will discern the fear of the LORD

and discover the knowledge of God.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My son	בְּ֭נִי	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you accept	תִּקַּ֣ח	tiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
my words	אֲמָרָ֑י	’ă·mā·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H561 something said
and hide	תִּצְפֹּ֥ן	tiṣ·pōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up
my commandments	וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י	ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H4687 commandment
within you	אִתָּֽךְ׃	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if you incline	לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב	lə·haq·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7181 incline, attend
your ear	אָזְנֶ֑ךָ	’ā·zə·ne·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear
to wisdom	לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה	la·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and direct	תַּטֶּ֥ה	taṭ·ṭeh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your heart	לִ֝בְּךָ֗	lib·bə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to understanding	לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃	lat·tə·ḇū·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if you	אִ֣ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
truly	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
call out	תִקְרָ֑א	ṯiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to insight	לַבִּינָ֣ה	lab·bî·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding
and lift	תִּתֵּ֥ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your voice	קוֹלֶֽךָ׃	qō·w·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
to understanding	לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה	lat·tə·ḇū·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you seek	תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה	tə·ḇaq·šen·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1245 seek
it like silver	כַכָּ֑סֶף	ḵak·kā·sep̄	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and search it out	תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃	taḥ·pə·śen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2664 search
like hidden treasure	וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥ים	wə·ḵam·maṭ·mō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4301 hidden treasure, treasure

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then	אָ֗ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
you will discern	תָּ֭בִין	tā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
the fear	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and discover	תִּמְצָֽא׃	tim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the knowledge	וְדַ֖עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1847 knowledge
of God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God