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Wisdom in Proverbs 8:22

In Proverbs 8:22, We get to see that Wisdom (Title for Christ) is being spoken about being created or possessed, made, Brought forth, etc. The Hebrew word used in v22 is "Qanah" קָנָה   which means to get, acquire, create, buy, or possess . However, A lot of Bible translations such as the KJV, ESV, ASV, YLT, and DRA render 'Qanah' as Possessed, which Trinitarians use to argue that this is related to the eternal Attribute of God. But this is clearly illogical, Possessed denotes a beginning always, so if we look at it from the Trinitarian Perspective, The Lord possessed his wisdom? As it's been seen before, nearly every time "possessed" is used in the King James Bible (For example), it means to take something for a possession, or obtaining it. Did God have to obtain his own wisdom? Not the attribute, but the person of his Son, who is the wisdom of God personified. Now in the context of this verse, we have v23-25 Did God bring forth and set up his own wi...