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title: תּוּשִׁיָּה — sound · The Tanakh dictionary
description: תּוּשִׁיָּה (8454), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 12 times: sound. BDB 1906: n.f. sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# תּוּשִׁיָּה

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«תּוּשִׁיָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **sound** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 12 times · **Key:** 8454 · **BDB:** תּוּשִׁיָּה

### Glosses

sound.wisdom (7); success (5)

### Meaning (OSHB)

sound [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1514/8454/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1514/8454/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success (on der., v. supr.; according to Fl De proposes advancement, or mental aptitude that advances: for the form, cf. תּוּגָה and תַּאֲנִיָּה; Sta§ 262), a technical term of the WisdLt;— sound, efficient wisdom Is 28:29 (of י׳) הפליא עצה הגדיל תושׁיה; Pr 3:21 נְצֹר תּ׳ וּמְזִמָּה; 8:14 (Wisdom speaks) לִי עֵצָה ות׳; 18:1 לכל תּ׳ יִתְגַּלָּ֑ע; Jb 11:6 (of י׳: v. Di), 12:16 עִמּוֹ עֹז ות׳; 26:3 ות׳ לָרֹב הוֹדָ֑עְתָּ (‖ יָעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה). of the effect of sound wisdom, abiding success (for the combination of meanings, cf. הִשְׂכִּיל to shew wisdom, and also to achieve success), Jb 5:12 ולא תעשׂינה ידיהם ת׳ do not achieve abiding success; 6:13 and abiding success (‖ עֶזְרָתִי) is driven from me; Pr 2:7 יִצְפֹּן לַיְשָׁרִים ת׳; Mi 6:9 ותושׁיה יראה שׁמך, i.e. (si vera l.) he that seeth (heedeth) thy name is well-advised (Ges§ 155, 2 b 3; Dav§ 29 e).—תֻּשִׁיָּה Jb 30:22, v. sub ii. שׁוא.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «תּוּשִׁיָּה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1514/8454/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 18:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.18.1/)

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לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל־תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

*Word for word:* (to) desire he.seeks \[one.who\].separates.himself on all sound.wisdom he.breaks.out

*JPS 1917:* He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom.

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[Job 5:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.5.12/)

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מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃

*Word for word:* \[who\].frustrates \[the\].plans of.crafty.\[people\] and not they.will.bring.about hands their success

*JPS 1917:* He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.

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