Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 7:10 Interlinear
“ Say days not thou What is the cause that the former were better wisely than these for thou dost not enquire ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 2 | תֹּאמַר֙ | H559 | Say | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 3 | מֶ֣ה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 4 | הָיָ֔ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 5 | שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ | H3117 | days | 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 | הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים | H7223 | not thou What is the cause that the former | first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) |
| 7 | הָי֥וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | טוֹבִ֖ים | H2896 | were 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 |
| 9 | מֵאֵ֑לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 10 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 11 | לֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 12 | מֵחָכְמָ֖ה | H2451 | wisely | wisdom (in a good sense) |
| 13 | שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ | H7592 | than these for thou dost not enquire | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | זֶֽה׃ | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger...
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (current) Say days not thou What is the cause that the former were better wisely than these for thou dost not enquire
Ecclesiastes 7:11is good Wisdom with an inheritance and by it there is profit to them that see...