Proverbs 16:3

Hebrew
גֹּ֣ל אֶל יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן

Meaning

* To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set

Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament.

Meanings by Stem

Qal Stem (basic form)

To be firm, stable, fixed, established.

Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34
מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ
ESV
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.
NIV
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
NLT
Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
LXX
KJV
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Proverbs 16:2 ← Proverbs 16:3 → Proverbs 16:4

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