Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 6:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 6:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ more For what hath the wise than the fool what hath the poor that knoweth to walk before the living”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 3 | יּוֹתֵ֥ר | H3148 | more | properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction |
| 4 | לֶחָכָ֖ם | H2450 | For what hath the wise | wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful) |
| 5 | מִֽן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 6 | הַכְּסִ֑יל | H3684 | than the fool | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| 7 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 8 | לֶּעָנִ֣י | H6041 | what hath the poor | depressed, in mind or circumstances |
| 9 | יוֹדֵ֔עַ | H3045 | that knoweth | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 10 | לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ | H1980 | to walk | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 11 | נֶ֥גֶד | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 12 | הַחַיִּֽים׃ | H2416 | before the living | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
Verse Context
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