תּוּשִׁיָּהtûwshîyâh
sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success
Pronunciation: too-shee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8454
Meanings
a. sound, efficient wisdom (Isaiah 28:29; Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 8:14)
b. of the effect of sound wisdom, abiding success (Job 5:12; Job 6:13; Proverbs 2:7)
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Job 5:12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
- Job 6:13 No, I am utterly helpless, without any chance of success.
- Job 11:6 If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!
- Job 12:16 Yes, strength and wisdom are his; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
- Job 26:3 How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered!
- Job 30:22 You throw me into the whirlwind and destroy me in the storm.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).