Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Happy is the man that findeth wiſedome, and † the man that getteth vnderſtanding.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  Occurrence Count
אֶשֶׁר , masculine noun, ʾesher — happiness, blessedness (value 501)
H835,
אֶשֶׁר ʼesher, eh'-sher; from H833; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!:—blessed, happy.happiness, blessedness
often used as interjection
blessed are
Used in 42 Verses, 9 Books 45  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
מָצָא , verb, matzaʾ — to attain to, find (value 131)
H4672,
מָצָא mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'; a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:— be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.to find, attain to
(Qal)
to find
to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
to find (what is lost)
to meet, encounter
to find (a condition)
to learn, devise
to find out
to find out
to detect
to guess
to come upon, light upon
to happen upon, meet, fall in with
to hit
to befall
(Niphal)
to be found
to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
to appear, be recognised
to be discovered, be detected
to be gained, be secured
to be, be found
to be found in
to be in the possession of
to be found in (a place), happen to be
to be left (after war)
to be present
to prove to be
to be found sufficient, be enough
(Hiphil)
to cause to find, attain
to cause to light upon, come upon, come
to cause to encounter
to present (offering)
Used in 425 Verses, 34 Books 453  Occurrence Count
פּוּק , verb, puk — to bring out, furnish, promote (value 186)
H6329,
פּוּק pûwq, pook; a primitive root [rather identical with H6328 through the idea of dropping out; compare H5312]; to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed:—afford, draw out, further, get, obtain.to bring out, furnish, promote, go out, issue
(Hiphil)
to produce, furnish
to bring out, elicit, obtain, cause to come out from
to promote
to cause to go out to
Used in 7 Verses, 3 Books 7  Occurrence Count
תָּבוּן , masculine noun, tavun — an understanding (value 458)
H8394,
תָּבוּן tâbûwn, taw-boon'; and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה tebûwnâh; or תּוֹבֻנָה tôwbunâh; from H995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice:—discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.understanding, intelligence
the act of understanding
skill
the faculty of understanding
intelligence, understanding, insight
the object of knowledge
teacher (personification)
Used in 42 Verses, 11 Books 42  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 3:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מָצָ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝אָדָ֗ם יָפִ֥יק תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
| Verse #16469 (Ch. #631) — 7 words, 27 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Happy |
H835ʾesher |
אֶשֶׁר |
501 |
| is the man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| that findeth |
H4672matzaʾ |
מָצָא |
131 |
| wisdom, |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| and the man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| that getteth |
H6329puk |
פּוּק |
186 |
| understanding. |
H8394tavun |
תָּבוּן |
458 |
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