Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Proverbs 9:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃

  1. חָ֭כְמוֹתCha.khe.mot“wisdom<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  2. בָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.Tah“she has built”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  3. בֵיתָ֑הּvei.Tah“house her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  4. חָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.Vah“she has hewn”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָצַב · “to hew” · Strong's H2672
  5. עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.ha“pillars her”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  6. שִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'Ah“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)