Proverbs
Proverbs 7:4
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your kinsman,
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say | אֱמֹ֣ר | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to wisdom | לַֽ֭חָכְמָה | la·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| You | אָ֑תְּ | ’āt | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| are my sister | אֲחֹ֣תִי | ’ă·ḥō·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H269 sister |
| and call | תִקְרָֽא׃ | ṯiq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| understanding | לַבִּינָ֥ה | lab·bî·nāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
| your kinsman | וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע | ū·mō·ḏā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4129 kinsman |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 4:6–8 · Proverbs 2:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.