Proverbs 7:4
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →Cross References
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
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