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Proverbs 9

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10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 9:10. 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 44
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.

תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃

7 word entries
תְּחִלַּ֣ת
Lemma
8462
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8462
Occurrences
4
חָ֭כְמָה
Lemma
2451
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2451
Occurrences
102
יִרְאַ֣ת
Lemma
3374
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3374
Occurrences
24
יְהוָ֑ה
Lemma
3068
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
5701
וְדַ֖עַת
Lemma
c/1847
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1847
Occurrences
20
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים
Lemma
6918
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H6918
Occurrences
97
בִּינָֽה
Lemma
998
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H998
Occurrences
25
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.

Ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου, καὶ βουλὴ ἁγίων σύνεσις· τὸ γὰρ γνῶναι νόμον, διανοίας ἐστὶν ἀγαθῆς.

15 word entries
Ἀρχὴ
Status
Machine-aligned lexicon entry
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Aligned to an existing lexicon entry but not manually reviewed for this LXX verse.
Note
Machine-aligned to an existing lexicon entry. Verify against the source before treating as hand-curated.
Transliteration
arche
Morphology
noun
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Beginning, origin, ruler, or authority.
Strong's
G746
Occurrences
51
σοφίας
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
φόβος
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
phobos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
fear, reverence
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Fear, awe, or reverence.
Occurrences
75
Κυρίου
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
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
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
βουλὴ
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
boyle
Morphology
nominative feminine 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
36
ἁγίων
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
hagios
Morphology
adjective, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
holy
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
Holy, sacred, or set apart.
Occurrences
562
σύνεσις
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
synesis
Morphology
nominative singular feminine third-declension pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
62
τὸ
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
γὰρ
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
γάρ
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
postpositive explanatory conjunction
Gloss
for, because
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Explanatory or causal conjunction.
Occurrences
1390
γνῶναι
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
gnonai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
37
νόμον
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
nomos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
law
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Law, custom, or instruction.
Occurrences
332
διανοίας
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
dianoias
Morphology
accusative plural feminine or genitive 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
11
ἐστὶν
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
estin
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it is
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
ἀγαθῆς
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
agathes
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀγαθῆς
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
18
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.

ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ

7 word entries
ܪܝܫ
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.
Lemma
ܪܝܫ
Transliteration
rysh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
81
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
ܕܚܠܬܗ
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
dhlth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
41
ܕܡܪܝܐ
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
dmry'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1345
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
ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ
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
dzdyq'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
69
ܣܘܟܠܐ
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
swkl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
26
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.

שֵׁירוּי דְחָכְמְתָא דְחַלְתֵּיהּ דֶאֱלָהָא וִידִיעֲתָא דְקַדִישֵׁי בְיוּנָא׃

7 word entries
שֵׁירוּי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shyrwy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
5
דְחָכְמְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dchkmt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
56
דְחַלְתֵּיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dchltyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
17
דֶאֱלָהָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אלה
Transliteration
d'lh'
Morphology
prefixed relative/genitive ד + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
of/that God
Occurrences
779
וִידִיעֲתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wydy't'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
32
דְקַדִישֵׁי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dqdyshy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
6
בְיוּנָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bywn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
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.

Principium sapientiæ timor Domini, et scientia sanctorum prudentia.

8 word entries
principium
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
principium
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
beginning, origin, foundation, principle
Etymology
From Latin princeps/principium language of firstness, beginning, or foundation.
Occurrences
65
sapientiae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sapientiae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
345
timor
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
timor
Transliteration
timor
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
209
Domini
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dominus
Transliteration
Domini
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8181
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
scientia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
scientia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
140
sanctorum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sanctus
Transliteration
sanctorum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
797
prudentia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
prudentia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
61

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.

Psalms 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

78 relevance votes

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

66 relevance votes

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

55 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

43 relevance votes

Proverbs 2:5

Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

36 relevance votes

1 John 5:20

And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

25 relevance votes

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

23 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 28:9

And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.

21 relevance votes

Proverbs 30:3

I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.

13 relevance votes

Matthew 11:27

All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

9 relevance votes
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