The class this word study paper for is Heremeutics. The paper is to be double spaced, Tourbian
format, Times New Roman 12 pt. font. We want to study the word “wisdom” in Proverbs 3:1318. 1.
Use your concordance to find the Hebrew word that is translated “wisdom ” in Proverbs 3: 1318.
What is the G/K number of that word? 2. Now turn to that number in the Hebrew to English
dictionary and index in the back of the concordance. What is the Hebrew word that is beside the
number? Write out the word in transiterated form. How many times is it used in the old testament? 3.
make a list of the different ways the NIV translates the Hebrew word. 4. Now look up each translation
you listed in the first part of your concordance and find the chapter and verse where the Hebrew
word is use. List those verses beside each usage. 5. Now that you know how the NIV translates the
word and where it is found in the old testament, examine each occurrence in context as a means of identifying the word’s range of meaning. 6. based upon your brief study of the word a used in
context, describe as best as you can the semantic range of the word. 7. now decide what the Hebrew
word used in Proverbs 3: 1318 means, Select one of the semantic range options that you identified
in Step 6 and explain why you think the word carries a meaning in Proverbs 3: 1318.
