| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs antithetical parallelism with two locative prepositional phrases: belev {בְּלֵב | bə-lēḇ} ‘in the heart’ paired with navon {נָבוֹן | nā-vōn} ‘discerning’, and uveqerev {וּבְקֶרֶב | wə-bə-qə-rêḇ} ‘in the midst’ paired with kesilim {כְּסִילִים | kə-śî-lîm} ‘fools’. The first clause predicates the Qal imperfect tanuach {תָּנוּחַ | tā-nû-aḥ} ‘rests’ of the subject chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥā-kh-māh}, portraying internal reception of wisdom. The parallel clause uses the Nifal imperfect tiwadea {תִּוָּדֵעַ | ti-wā-dē-ʿa} ‘is made known’, shifting from private embrace to public revelation. The chiastic structure emphasizes the contrast between concealed acceptance and overt disclosure of wisdom. |