Proverbs 2:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה
(te·vak·shen·nah)
1245: to seeka prim. root
her as silverכַכָּ֑סֶף
(chak·ka·sef;)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
And searchתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃
(tach·pe·sen·nah.)
2664: to searcha prim. root
for her as for hidden treasures;וְֽכַמַּטְמֹונִ֥ים
(ve·cham·mat·mo·v·nim)
4301: hidden treasure, treasurefrom taman


















KJV Lexicon
If thou seekest
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
her as silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and searchest
chaphas  (khaw-fas')
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask -- change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
for her as for hid treasures
matmown  (mat-mone')
a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money -- hidden riches, (hid) treasure(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

King James Bible
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

International Standard Version
if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

NET Bible
if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you will seek it as silver and you will search it out as treasure

GOD'S WORD® Translation
if you search for wisdom as if it were money and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,

King James 2000 Bible
If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;
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