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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 2:4 - Seekest
Proverbs 2:4 - If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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If | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
thou seekest | H1245 | בָּקַשׁ |
[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after |
her as silver | H3701 | כֶּסֶף |
[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money |
and searchest | H2664 | חָפַשׂ |
[Verb] to seek; causatively to conceal oneself (that {is} let be {sought}) or mask |
for her as for hid treasures | H4301 | מַטְמוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] a secret storehouse; hence a secreted valuable (buried); generally money |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.