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Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

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חָ֭כְמוֹתchakhemotwisdomחׇכְמוֹתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2454wisdomwisdom, every wise (woman).בָּנְתָ֣הbanetahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בֵיתָ֑הּveytahfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…חָצְבָ֖הchatsevahcutחָצַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cut”, a completed actionH2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engravecut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָamudeyhapillarעַמּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.שִׁבְעָֽהshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

Young’s Literal Translation

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.

World English Bible

Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.

Darby Translation

Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

Douay-Rheims

Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόμησεν ἑαυτῇ οἶκον, καὶ ὑπήρεισε στύλους ἑπτά.