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§ 02Themes of Blessing

Wisdom

חָכְמָהḥokmâ

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom

잠 9:10
Biblical Roots
  • Solomon · peaceשְׁלֹמֹה
    Šᵉlōmōh · 왕상 3:9

    King of wisdom

  • Binah · understandingבִּינָה
    bînâ · 잠 4:7

    Discerning wisdom

Hanja Mapping
Cultural Threads
  • HebrewYôḥānān

    Starts at the root of YHWH + grace.

  • GreekIōannēs

    Guttural ḥ drops in the LXX.

  • LatinIohannes

    Vulgate spelling, h retained.

  • Korean은혜·요한

    Hanja 恩·惠 and transliteration 요한 coexist.