Original Language Studio
Proverbs 4:4
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָרָהyârâh · yaw-raw'
H3384 · Hebrew
H3384 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
- Derivation
- or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יֹּרֵ֗ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 86 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:51Genesis 46:28Exodus 4:12Exodus 4:15Exodus 15:4
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָרָה here.
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.