Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 7:25 Interlinear

I applied mine heart of things and to know and to search and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things and to know the wickedness of folly even of foolishness and madness

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1סַבּ֨וֹתִֽיH5437I appliedto revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
2אֲנִ֤יH589i
3וְלִבִּי֙H3820mine heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4וְלָדַ֙עַת֙H3045of things and to knowto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
5וְלָת֔וּרH8446and to searchto meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring
6וּבַקֵּ֥שׁH1245and to seek outto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
7חָכְמָ֖הH2451wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
8וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןH2808and the reasonproperly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence
9וְלָדַ֙עַת֙H3045of things and to knowto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
10רֶ֣שַׁעH7562the wickednessa wrong (especially moral)
11כֶּ֔סֶלH3689of follyproperly, fatness, i.e., by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness o
12וְהַסִּכְל֖וּתH5531even of foolishnesssilliness
13הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃H1947and madnessfolly

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 7:24That which is far off and exceeding deep and exceeding deep ...
Ecclesiastes 7:25 (current)I applied mine heart of things and to know and to search and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things and to know the wickedness of folly even of foolishness and madness
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman...

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