Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 10:6 Interlinear
“is set Folly dignity in great and the rich in low place sit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נִתַּ֣ן | H5414 | is set | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 2 | הַסֶּ֔כֶל | H5529 | Folly | silliness; concretely and collectively, dolts |
| 3 | בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים | H4791 | dignity | altitude, i.e., concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) |
| 4 | רַבִּ֑ים | H7227 | in great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 5 | וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים | H6223 | and the rich | rich, whether literal or figurative (noble) |
| 6 | בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל | H8216 | in low place | an humble rank |
| 7 | יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ | H3427 | sit | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun as an error...
Ecclesiastes 10:6 (current)is set Folly dignity in great and the rich in low place sit
Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen as servants upon horses and princes walking...