Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 7:29 Interlinear
“this only Lo have I found hath made that God man upright but they have sought out inventions many”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְבַד֙ | H905 | this only | properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit |
| 2 | רְאֵה | H7200 | Lo | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 3 | זֶ֣ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 4 | מָצָ֔אתִי | H4672 | have I found | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 5 | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | עָשָׂ֧ה | H6213 | hath made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 7 | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | H430 | that God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | הָאָדָ֖ם | H120 | man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 10 | יָשָׁ֑ר | H3477 | upright | straight (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | וְהֵ֥מָּה | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 12 | בִקְשׁ֖וּ | H1245 | but they have sought out | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 13 | חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת | H2810 | inventions | a contrivance, i.e., actual (a warlike machine) or mental (a machination) |
| 14 | רַבִּֽים׃ | H7227 | many | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 7:28 seeketh Which yet my soul among all those have I not found...
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (current)this only Lo have I found hath made that God man upright but they have sought out inventions many