Proverbs

Proverbs 2:3–6

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.

⁶For the LORD gives wisdom;

from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gives	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
from His mouth	מִ֝פִּ֗יו	mip·pîw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
come knowledge	דַּ֣עַת	da·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
and understanding	וּתְבוּנָֽה׃	ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice