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Proverbs 9:10 - Understanding

Proverbs 9:10 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
The fear	H3374	יִרְאָה	[Noun Feminine] fear (also used as infinitive); morally reverence
of the LORD	H3068	יְהֹוָה	[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God
is the beginning	H8462	תְּחִלָּה	[Noun Feminine] a commencement; relatively original (adverbially originally)
of wisdom	H2451	חׇכְמָה	[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense)
and the knowledge	H1847	דַּעַת	[Noun] knowledge
of the holy	H6918	קָדוֹשׁ	[Adjective] sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by {eminence}) an {angel} a {saint} a sanctuary
is understanding	H998	בִּינָה	[Noun Feminine] understanding

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.