Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 1:12 Interlinear
“ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֲנִ֣י | H589 | i | |
| 2 | קֹהֶ֗לֶת | H6953 | I the Preacher | a (female) assembler (i.e., lecturer); abstractly, preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', koheleth) |
| 3 | הָיִ֥יתִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 4 | מֶ֛לֶךְ | H4428 | was king | a king |
| 5 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 6 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | over Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 7 | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | H3389 | in Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 1:11 There is no remembrance of former of things that are to come ...
Ecclesiastes 1:12 (current) I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom...