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Proverbs 20:27

Hebrew
נֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָהplugin-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
נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כָּל חַדְרֵי בָֽטֶן
ESV
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
NIV
The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being.
NLT
The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.
LXX
KJV
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:26 ← Proverbs 20:27 → Proverbs 20:28

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