Ecclesiastes 10:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”

Ecclesiastes 10:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:111 words

HebrewMeaning

זְב֣וּבֵיzəbwbēy

flynounH2070

מָ֔וֶתmāwet

deadnounH4194

death · die

יַבְאִ֥ישׁyabəʾiyš

be abhorred (had in abominationverbH887

loathsome · odious) · (cause a · make to) stink ···

יַבִּ֖יעַyabiyʿa

belch outverbH5042

flowing · pour out · send forth · utter

שֶׁ֣מֶןšemen

anointingnounH8081

fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···

רוֹקֵ֑חַrwōqēḥa

apothecaryverbH7543

compound · make · prepare · spice

יָקָ֛רyāqār

brightnessadjH3368

clear · costly · excellent · fat ···

מֵ/חָכְמָ֥הmēḥākəmāh

skilfulpronH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

מִ/כָּב֖וֹדmikābwōd

gloriouspronH3519

glory · honour

סִכְל֥וּתsikəlwt

follynounH5531

foolishness

מְעָֽטməʿāṭ

almost (someadjH4592

very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···

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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