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Ecclesiastes 7:9 Interlinear

“ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger in the bosom of fools resteth”

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Ecclesiastes 7 with commentary

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	תְּבַהֵ֥ל	H926	Be not hasty	to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e., (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously
3	בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖	H7307	in thy spirit	wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
4	לִכְע֑וֹס	H3707	to be angry	to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant
5	כִּ֣י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6	כַ֔עַס	H3708	for anger	vexation
7	בְּחֵ֥יק	H2436	in the bosom	the bosom (literally or figuratively)
8	כְּסִילִ֖ים	H3684	of fools	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
9	יָנֽוּחַ׃	H5117	resteth	to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (current) Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger in the bosom of fools resteth