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Proverbs 9:10

Hebrew
תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה 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 קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה
ESV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
NIV
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
NLT
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
LXX
ἀρχὴplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἀρχή

greek

Meaning:

* Beginning * First * Elementary * Rulers, rule, domain

Noun, feminine (first declension)

Occurs 56 times in the New Testament, consistently conveying the idea of primacy - whether temporal (i.e. the start, e.g. John 1:1) or causal (i.e. the source) or governmental (i.e. the ruler, e.g. Ephesians 6:12
σοφίας φόβος 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”
βουλὴ ἁγίων σύνεσις τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
γὰρ γνῶναι νόμον διανοίας ἐστὶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἀγαθῆς
KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Proverbs 9:9 ← Proverbs 9:10 → Proverbs 9:11

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