Ecclesiastes 10:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.”

Ecclesiastes 10:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:138 words

HebrewMeaning

תְּחִלַּ֥תtəḥilat

beginnounH8462

first

דִּבְרֵיdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

פִ֖י/הוּpiyhw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

סִכְל֑וּתsikəlwt

follynounH5531

foolishness

וְ/אַחֲרִ֣יתwəʾaḥăriyt

(lastconjH319

latter) end · hinder -most · length · posterity ···

פִּ֔י/הוּpiyhw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

הוֹלֵל֖וּתhwōlēlwt

madnessnounH1948

רָעָֽהrāʿāh

adversityadjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

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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