Proverbs 29:3
אִישׁ2166 noun masculine
- man
- man, male (in contrast to woman, female) "husband"human being, person (in contrast to God)"servant"mankind"champion"great man
אָהֵב216 verb
n. אהבה below;
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- to love
- (Qal)
- human love for another, includes family, and sexual "human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom"human love for or to God"act of being a friend
- lover (participle) "friend (participle)
- to individual men "to people Israel"to righteousness
- lovely (participle) "loveable (participle)
- friends "lovers (figurative for adulterers)
חָכְמה noun feminine
a. of God, as a divine attribute or energy; his wisdom is in the skies Job 38:36 by it he numbers the clouds Job 38:37 founded the earth Prov 3:19 and made all things Jer 10:12 = Jer 51:15, Ps 104:24 it is with him Job 12:13 not to be found by the most persevering human search Job 28:12; Job 28:20 he alone knows it Job 28:23 gives it Prov 2:6 and shows its secrets Job 11:6.
b. the divine wisdom is personified: she was begotten before all things to be the architect and counsellor of God in the creation (Prov 8:22-31); she builds a palace and spreads a feast for those who will receive her instruction Prov 9:1 (compare vProv 9:2-5); she teaches in public Prov 1:20; Prov 8:1; Prov 8:5; Prov 8:11; Prov 8:12 (see context); gives her pupils the divine spirit Prov 1:23 by her discipline simple become wise, rulers rule wisely, and those seeking her are richly rewarded Prov 8:14 (compare vProv 8:1-21).
c. of man: to get wisdom is principal thing Prov 4:7 (twice in verse); its fundamental principle is to fear God Ps 111:10; Prov 15:33; Job 28:18 (|| סוּר מֵרַע בִּינָה); and know ׳י, the All Holy Prov 9:10; Prov 30:3 it is of inestimable worth Job 28:18; Prov 8:11; Prov 16:16; Prov 17:16; Prov 23:23; Prov 24:7 beyond the reach of scorners Prov 14:6 God giveth it to the good Eccl 2:26 men are to incline the ear Prov 2:2 attend unto wisdom Prov 5:1 seek Eccl 7:25 know Prov 24:14; Eccl 1:17; Eccl 8:16 behold Eccl 2:12; Eccl 9:13 get her Prov 4:5; Prov 4:7 treat her as sister Prov 7:4 happy the man who finds her Prov 3:13 he who has wisdom is אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה Prov 10:23 נָבוֺן Prov 10:13; Prov 14:33 מֵבִין Prov 17:24 compare also Ps 49:4; Job 4:21; Job 12:2; Job 12:12; Job 13:5; Job 15:8; Job 26:3; Job 32:7; Job 32:13; Job 33:33; Prov 1:2; Prov 1:7; Prov 2:10; Prov 4:11; Prov 11:2; Prov 13:10; Prov 14:1; Prov 14:8; Prov 18:4; Prov 21:30; Prov 24:3; Prov 28:26; Prov 29:3; Prov 29:15; Prov 31:26; Eccl 1:13; Eccl 1:16 (twice in verse); Eccl 1:18; Eccl 2:3; Eccl 2:9; Eccl 2:13; Eccl 2:21; Eccl 7:10; Eccl 7:11; Eccl 7:12; Eccl 7:19; Eccl 7:23; Eccl 8:1; Eccl 9:10; Eccl 9:15; Eccl 9:16 (twice in verse); Eccl 9:18; Eccl 10:1; Eccl 10:10 — on solomon's wisdom see above
- wisdom
- skill (in war) "wisdom (in administration)"shrewdness, wisdom"wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)"wisdom (ethical and religious)
שָׂמַח, שָׂמֵ֑ח154 verb
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b. subject ׳י, with עַל person Isa 9:16 (|| רחם;
- to rejoice, be glad
- (Qal)
- to rejoice "to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)"to rejoice (religiously)
אָב1191 noun masculine
- father of an individual "of God as father of his people"head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan"ancestor
- grandfather, forefathers (of a person) "of people
I. רָעָה167 verb רֹעֶה II. [רָעָה] verb probably [רָעָה] verb denominative Pi`el II. [רָעַע] verb
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b. figurative of ׳י, accusative of person, Gen 48:15 (
c. figurative of ruler, and teacher, accusative of people, as flock, 2Sam 5:2 = 1Chr 11:2; 2Sam 7:1 = 1Chr 17:6; Ps 78:72; Jer 3:15; Jer 23:2; Jer 23:4; Ezek 34:2; Ezek 34:3; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 34:10; Ezek 34:23 (twice in verse); Zech 11:4; Zech 11:7 (twice in verse); Zech 11:9 of teaching, יִרְעוּ רַבִּים שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק Prov 10:21 with ב of people Ps 78:71 absolute Mic 5:3 with accusative of person reflexive
d. especially participle רֹעֶה, etc., as substantive =
a. literally
b. figurative of idolater, Isa 44:20
c. figurative, of Israel as flock Isa 14:30 (|| רבץ), read (יַ֯) בְּכָרֹי
d. subject wind, with accusative of person Jer 22:22, i. e. drive them away; subject fire, with accusative of thing, יֵרַע Job 20:26, but read perhaps יֵרָע, Niph`al (
- to pasture, tend, graze, feed
- (Qal)
- to tend, pasture
- to shepherd "of ruler, teacher (figuratively)"of people as flock (figuratively)"shepherd, herdsman (subst)
- of cows, sheep, etc (literally) "of idolater, Israel as flock (figuratively)
- (Qal) to associate with "(Hithpael) to be companions
זָנָה verb
a. sexual Lev 19:29 (
b. religious Exod 34:16 (
- to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
- (Qal)
- to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication "to commit adultery"to be a cult prostitute"to be unfaithful (to God) (figuratively)
- to cause to commit adultery "to force into prostitution"to commit fornication
אָבַד verb [
- perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
- (Qal)
- perish, die, be exterminated "vanish (figuratively)"be lost, strayed
- to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate "to blot out (figuratively), do away with (figuratively), cause to vanish (figuratively)"cause to stray, lose
- to destroy, put to death
- of divine judgment
הוֺן noun masculineProv 8:18,
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- (n m) wealth, riches, substance
- wealth "price, high value