Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Interlinear
“flies Dead a stinking savour to send forth cause the ointment of the apothecary him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour folly so doth a little”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | זְב֣וּבֵי | H2070 | flies | a fly (especially one of a stinging nature) |
| 2 | מָ֔וֶת | H4194 | Dead | death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin |
| 3 | יַבְאִ֥ישׁ | H887 | a stinking savour | to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally |
| 4 | יַבִּ֖יעַ | H5042 | to send forth | to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor) |
| 5 | שֶׁ֣מֶן | H8081 | cause the ointment | grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness |
| 6 | רוֹקֵ֑חַ | H7543 | of the apothecary | to perfume |
| 7 | יָקָ֛ר | H3368 | him that is in reputation | valuable (objectively or subjectively) |
| 8 | מֵחָכְמָ֥ה | H2451 | for wisdom | wisdom (in a good sense) |
| 9 | מִכָּב֖וֹד | H3519 | and honour | properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness |
| 10 | סִכְל֥וּת | H5531 | folly | silliness |
| 11 | מְעָֽט׃ | H4592 | so doth a little | a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 10:1 (current)flies Dead a stinking savour to send forth cause the ointment of the apothecary him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour folly so doth a little
Ecclesiastes 10:2heart A wise man's is at his right hand heart but a fool's at his left...