Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 7:1 Interlinear
“is better A good name ointment is better and the day of death and the day of one's birth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ט֑וֹב | H2896 | is better | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 2 | שֵׁ֖ם | H8034 | A good name | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 3 | מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן | H8081 | ointment | grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness |
| 4 | ט֑וֹב | H2896 | is better | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 5 | מִיּ֖וֹם | H3117 | and the day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 6 | הַמָּ֔וֶת | H4194 | of death | death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin |
| 7 | מִיּ֖וֹם | H3117 | and the day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 8 | הִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃ | H3205 | of one's birth | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (current)is better A good name ointment is better and the day of death and the day of one's birth
Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to the house of mourning ...