How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
* How much better is it to get wiſedome, then gold? and to get vnderſtanding, rather to be choſen then ſiluer?
בָּחַר , verb, bahar — to choose (value 210)
H977,
בָּחַר bâchar, baw-khar'; a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select:—acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.to choose, elect, decide for
(Qal) to choose
(Niphal) to be chosen
(Pual) to be chosen, selected
Used in 162 Verses, 23 Books 170  Occurrence Count
בִּינָה , feminine noun, biyna — an understanding (value 67)
H998,
בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw'; from H995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.understanding, discernment
act
faculty
object
personified
Used in 38 Verses, 8 Books 38  Occurrence Count
חׇכְמָה , feminine noun, hokhma — wisdom (value 73)
H2451,
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.wisdom
skill (in war)
wisdom (in administration)
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
wisdom (ethical and religious)
Used in 141 Verses, 14 Books 149  Occurrence Count
חֲרוּץ , adjective, masculine noun, harutz — sharp, diligent (value 304)
H2742,
חֲרוּץ chărûwts, khaw-roots'; or חָרֻץ châruts; passive participle of H2782; properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager:—decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.adjective
sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
masculine noun
strict decision, decision
trench, moat, ditch
gold (poetical)
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 18  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
כֶּסֶף , masculine noun, kesef — silver, money (value 160)
H3701,
כֶּסֶף keçeph, keh'-sef; from H3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:—money, price, silver(-ling).silver, money
silver
as metal
as ornament
as colour
money, shekels, talents
Used in 343 Verses, 36 Books 399  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
קָנָה , verb, kana — to get, acquire (value 155)
H7069,
קָנָה qânâh, kaw-naw'; a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own:—attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, × surely, × verily.to get, acquire, create, buy, possess
(Qal)
to get, acquire, obtain
of God originating, creating, redeeming His people
possessor
of Eve acquiring
of acquiring knowledge, wisdom
to buy
(Niphal) to be bought
(Hiphil) to cause to possess
Used in 76 Verses, 20 Books 83  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 16:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| קְֽנֹה־חָכְמָ֗ה מַה־טּ֥וֹב מֵחָר֑וּץ וּקְנ֥וֹת בִּ֝ינָ֗ה נִבְחָ֥ר מִכָּֽסֶף׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| How much better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| is it to get |
H7069kana |
קָנָה |
155 |
| wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| than gold! |
H2742harutz |
חֲרוּץ |
304 |
| and to get |
H7069kana |
קָנָה |
155 |
| understanding |
H998biyna |
בִּינָה |
67 |
| rather to be chosen |
H977bahar |
בָּחַר |
210 |
| than silver! |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
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