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Proverbs 19:8

“He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָנָהqânâh · kaw-naw'
H7069 · Hebrew
Definition
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.
Grammar
  • קֹֽנֶה — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
Usage
Occurs 86 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:1Genesis 14:19Genesis 14:22Genesis 25:10Genesis 33:19

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.