Commentary for Proverbs 9:1
חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Rashi on Proverbs
Wisdom has built her house With wisdom has the Holy One, blessed be He, built the world.
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Rashi on Proverbs
she has hewn her seven pillars The seven days of Creation. Another explanation: This refers to the seven books of the Torah, since (Num. 10:35f.) “And it came about when the ark traveled...” is an individual book, as is stated in tractate Shabbath (116a).
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