Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 7:2 Interlinear
“It is better to the house of mourning to the house of feasting for that is the end of all men and the living will lay it to his heart”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ט֞וֹב | H2896 | It 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 | לָלֶ֣כֶת | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | בֵּ֣ית | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 5 | אֵ֗בֶל | H60 | of mourning | lamentation |
| 6 | מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 7 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 8 | בֵּ֣ית | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 9 | מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה | H4960 | of feasting | drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast |
| 10 | בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר | H834 | for | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc |
| 11 | ה֖וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 12 | ס֣וֹף | H5490 | that is the end | a termination |
| 13 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 14 | הָאָדָ֑ם | H120 | of all men | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 15 | וְהַחַ֖י | H2416 | and 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 |
| 16 | יִתֵּ֥ן | H5414 | will lay | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 17 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 18 | לִבּֽוֹ׃ | H3820 | it to his heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 7:1is better A good name ointment is better and the day of death...
Ecclesiastes 7:2 (current)It is better to the house of mourning to the house of feasting for that is the end of all men and the living will lay it to his heart
Ecclesiastes 7:3is better Sorrow than laughter for by the sadness of the countenance...