Proverbs
Proverbs 8:1–3
1Does not wisdom call out,
and understanding raise her voice?
2On the heights overlooking the road,
at the crossroads she takes her stand.
3Beside the gates to the city,
at the entrances she cries out:
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.
Proverbs 8:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does not | הֲלֹֽא־ | hă·lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֥ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| call out | תִקְרָ֑א | ṯiq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| and understanding | וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה | ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| raise | תִּתֵּ֥ן | tit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| her voice | קוֹלָֽהּ׃ | qō·w·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Proverbs 8:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the heights | בְּרֹאשׁ־ | bə·rōš- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| overlooking | עֲלֵי־ | ‘ă·lê- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the road | דָ֑רֶךְ | ḏā·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| at the crossroads | בֵּ֖ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| she takes her stand | נִצָּֽבָה׃ | niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
Proverbs 8:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beside | לְיַד־ | lə·yaḏ- | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| the gates | שְׁעָרִ֥ים | šə·‘ā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8179 gate |
| to | לְפִי־ | lə·p̄î- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| the city | קָ֑רֶת | qā·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7176 town, city |
| at the entrances | מְב֖וֹא | mə·ḇō·w | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3996 entrance, a coming in, entering |
| she cries out | תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ | tā·rōn·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7442 give a ringing cry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 8:1 Proverbs 1:20–21 · Matthew 3:3 · John 7:37
Proverbs 8:2 Proverbs 9:14
Proverbs 8:3 Job 29:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.