Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 1:17 Interlinear

And I gave my heart I perceived wisdom I perceived madness and folly I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָאֶתְּנָ֤הH5414And I gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
2לִבִּי֙H3820my heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
3יָדַ֕עְתִּיH3045I perceivedto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
4חָכְמָ֔הH2451wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
5יָדַ֕עְתִּיH3045I perceivedto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
6הוֹלֵל֖וֹתH1947madnessfolly
7וְשִׂכְל֑וּתH5531and follysilliness
8יָדַ֕עְתִּיH3045I perceivedto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
9שֶׁגַּםH1571that thisproperly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
10זֶ֥הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
11ה֖וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
12רַעְי֥וֹןH7475also is vexationdesire
13רֽוּחַ׃H7307of spiritwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 1:16I communed with mine own heart saying ...
Ecclesiastes 1:17 (current)And I gave my heart I perceived wisdom I perceived madness and folly I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit
Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom grief and he that increaseth...

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