The
LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
The Lord by wiſedome hath founded the earth; by vnderſtanding hath he || eſtabliſhed the heauens.
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  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
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יָסַד , verb, yasad — to establish, found, fix (value 74)
H3245,
יָסַד yâçad, yaw-sad'; a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult:—appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, × sure.to found, fix, establish, lay foundation
(Qal) to found, establish, begin
(Niphal)
to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave
to be founded
(Piel)
to found
to establish, appoint, ordain
(Pual) to be founded, be laid
(Hophal) to be founded
Used in 41 Verses, 16 Books 42  Occurrence Count
כּוּן , verb, kun — to be firm (value 76)
H3559,
כּוּן kûwn, koon; a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous):—certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, × very deed.to be firm, be stable, be established
(Niphal)
to be set up, be established, be fixed
to be firmly established
to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring
to be fixed, be securely determined
to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)
to prepare, be ready
to be prepared, be arranged, be settled
(Hiphil)
to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm
to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish
to direct toward (moral sense)
to arrange, order
(Hophal)
to be established, be fastened
to be prepared, be ready
(Polel)
to set up, establish
to constitute, make
to fix
to direct
(Pulal) to be established, be prepared
(Hithpolel) to be established, be restored
Used in 211 Verses, 27 Books 218  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  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 3:19Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּחָכְמָ֥ה יָֽסַד־אָ֑רֶץ כּוֹנֵ֥ן שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| by wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| hath founded |
H3245yasad |
יָסַד |
74 |
| the earth; |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| by understanding |
H8394tavun |
תָּבוּן |
458 |
| hath he established |
H3559kun |
כּוּן |
76 |
| the heavens. |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
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