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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1זְב֣וּבֵיH2070fliesa fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
2מָ֔וֶתH4194Deaddeath (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
3יַבְאִ֥ישׁH887a stinking savourto smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
4יַבִּ֖יעַH5042to send forthto gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
5שֶׁ֣מֶןH8081cause the ointmentgrease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
6רוֹקֵ֑חַH7543of the apothecaryto perfume
7יָקָ֛רH3368him that is in reputationvaluable (objectively or subjectively)
8מֵחָכְמָ֥הH2451for wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
9מִכָּב֖וֹדH3519and honourproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
10סִכְל֥וּתH5531follysilliness
11מְעָֽט׃H4592so doth a littlea 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...

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