Proverbs 3:19
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יָסַד
yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
כּוּן
kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
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 r...
Key Terms in This Verse
יָסַד yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
Study H3245 →כּוּן kûwn
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 su...
Study H3559 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
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)
Study H8064 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →Cross References
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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