Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 3:17 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 3:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

“I said in mine heart the righteous and the wicked shall judge God for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work ”

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אָמַ֤רְתִּֽיH559I saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֲנִי֙H589i
3בְּלִבִּ֔יH3820in mine heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5הַצַּדִּיק֙H6662the righteousjust
6וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7הָ֣רָשָׁ֔עH7563and the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
8יִשְׁפֹּ֖טH8199shall judgeto judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
9הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
10כִּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
11עֵ֣תH6256for there is a timetime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
12לְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
13חֵ֔פֶץH2656there for every purposepleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
14וְעַ֥לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
15כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
16הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH4639and for every workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
17שָֽׁם׃H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment...
Ecclesiastes 3:17 (current)I said in mine heart the righteous and the wicked shall judge God for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons...

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