Proverbs
Proverbs 3:19
19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| founded | יָֽסַד־ | yā·saḏ- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| by wisdom | בְּחָכְמָ֥ה | bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| and established | כּוֹנֵ֥ן | kō·w·nên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| the heavens | שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| by understanding | בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | biṯ·ḇū·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 104:24 · Jeremiah 10:12 · John 1:3 · Jeremiah 51:15 · Psalm 136:5 · Proverbs 8:27–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.