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Chapter 8
Verse 12
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Proverbs 8

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12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 8:12. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 43
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

אֲֽנִי־חָ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמּ֣וֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃

7 word entries
אֲֽנִי
Lemma
589
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H589
Occurrences
693
חָ֭כְמָה
Lemma
2451
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2451
Occurrences
102
שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי
Lemma
7931
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 1rd person common gender singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7931
Occurrences
74
עָרְמָ֑ה
Lemma
6195
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6195
Occurrences
3
וְדַ֖עַת
Lemma
c/1847
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1847
Occurrences
20
מְזִמּ֣וֹת
Lemma
4209
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4209
Occurrences
13
אֶמְצָֽא
Lemma
4672
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 1rd person common gender singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4672
Occurrences
305
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἐγὼ ἡ σοφία κατεσκήνωσα βουλὴν καὶ γνῶσιν, καὶ ἔννοιαν ἐγὼ ἐπεκαλεσάμην.

11 word entries
Ἐγὼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
σοφία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
sophia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
wisdom
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Wisdom, skill, or insight.
Occurrences
204
κατεσκήνωσα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
kateskenosa
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
βουλὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
boulen
Morphology
noun, feminine accusative singular
Gloss
counsel, plan
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Counsel, plan, purpose, or advice.
Occurrences
68
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
γνῶσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
gnosin
Morphology
noun, feminine accusative singular
Gloss
knowledge
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Knowledge, understanding, or recognition.
Occurrences
51
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἔννοιαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ennoian
Morphology
aorist 3rd plural verb pattern or accusative feminine noun pattern depending on context
Gloss
they ... / ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
6
ἐγὼ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
ἐπεκαλεσάμην
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
epekalesamen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
10
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܐܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܒܪܝܬ ܥܪܝܡܘܬܐ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܢܝܐ

8 word entries
ܐܢܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܐ
Transliteration
ena
Morphology
personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1289
ܚܟܡܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hkmt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
113
ܒܪܝܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bryt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
10
ܥܪܝܡܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'rymwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
3
ܘܝܕܥܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wyd't'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
11
ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wtr'yt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
10
ܐܢܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܐ
Transliteration
ena
Morphology
personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1289
ܩܢܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
qny'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
11
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

אֲנָא חָכְמָתָא דָרֵית עֲרִימוּתָא יְדִיעֲתָא וְתַרְעִיתָא מַשְׁכְּחָא אֲנָא׃

8 word entries
אֲנָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אנא
Transliteration
'n'
Morphology
personal pronoun first singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1108
חָכְמָתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chkmt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
56
דָרֵית
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רית
Transliteration
dryt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
15
עֲרִימוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'rymwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
3
יְדִיעֲתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ydy't'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
32
וְתַרְעִיתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wtr'yt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
13
מַשְׁכְּחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mshkch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
אֲנָא׃
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אנא
Transliteration
'n'
Morphology
personal pronoun first singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
1108
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

[Ego sapientia, habito in consilio, et eruditis intersum cogitationibus.

9 word entries
ego
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ego
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
6108
sapientia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sapientia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
345
habito
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
habito
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
consilio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
consilio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
232
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
eruditis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
eruditis
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
8
intersum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
intersum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
3
cogitationibus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
cogitationibus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
138

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.

8 relevance votes

Romans 11:33

O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 1:4

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

6 relevance votes

Ephesians 1:11

In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

5 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 28:19

All this, said David, the design for all these things, has been made dear to me in writing by the hand of the Lord.

5 relevance votes

Psalms 104:24

O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

5 relevance votes

Colossians 2:3

In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

5 relevance votes

Ephesians 1:8

Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

4 relevance votes

Ephesians 3:10

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

4 relevance votes

2 Chronicles 13:14

And Judah, turning their faces, saw that they were being attacked in front and at the back; and they gave a cry for help to the Lord, while the priests were sounding their horns.

4 relevance votes

1 Kings 7:14

He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; he was full of wisdom and knowledge and an expert worker in brass. He came to King Solomon and did all his work for him.

4 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 28:12

And the design of all he had in his heart for the outer squares of the house of the Lord, and for the rooms all round it, and for the store-houses of the house of the Lord, and for the store-houses for the holy things;

3 relevance votes
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