Ecclesiastes 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 1:189 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֛יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בְּ/רֹ֥בbərōb

abundancepronH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

חָכְמָ֖הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

רָבrāb

abound(-undancenounH7227

-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···

כָּ֑עַסkāʿas

angernounH3708

angry · grief · indignation · provocation ···

וְ/יוֹסִ֥יףwəywōsiyp

addconjH3254

again · any more · cease · come more ···

דַּ֖עַתdaʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

יוֹסִ֥יףywōsiyp

addverbH3254

again · any more · cease · come more ···

מַכְאֽוֹבmakəʾwōb

griefnounH4341

pain · sorrow

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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