Proverbs

Proverbs 9:1

1Wisdom has built her house;

she has carved outa her seven pillars.

Footnotes

  • a 9:1 Hebrew; LXX, Syriac, and Aramaic Targum has set up

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH2451 wisdom
has builtבָּנְתָ֣הbā·nə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1129 build
her houseבֵיתָ֑הּḇê·ṯāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1004 house
she has carved outחָצְבָ֖הḥā·ṣə·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2672 hew, hew out, cleave
her sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃šiḇ·‘āhNumber - masculine singularH7651 seven
pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ‘am·mū·ḏe·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5982 pillar, column

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 16:18 · Revelation 3:12 · Galatians 2:9 · Ephesians 2:20–22 · 1 Corinthians 3:9–15 · 1 Kings 7:2–3 · 1 Peter 2:5–6 · Hebrews 3:3–6 · 1 Kings 7:21 · 1 Kings 7:6 · 1 Timothy 3:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.