Proverbs 2:5

Hebrew
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑הplugin-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
וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
תִּמְצָֽא
ESV
then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
NIV
then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
NLT
Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.
LXX
τότε συνήσεις φόβον κυρίου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐπίγνωσιν θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
εὑρήσεις
KJV
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:4 ← Proverbs 2:5 → Proverbs 2:6

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