Job 28:20
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַיִן
ʼayin
where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →Cross References
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
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