Proverbs 8:22
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יָרַשׁ
yârash
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish...
רֵאשִׁית
rêʼshîyth
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
Key Terms in This Verse
יָרַשׁ yârash
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
Study H3423 →רֵאשִׁית rêʼshîyth
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
Study H7225 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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