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
the beginning ofnounH8462
first
דִּבְרֵיdibərēy
the words ofnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
פִ֖י/הוּpiyhw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
סִכְל֑וּתsikəlwt
is follynounH5531
foolishness
וְ/אַחֲרִ֣יתwəʾaḥăriyt
and the end ofconjH319
latter) end · hinder -most · length · posterity ···
פִּ֔י/הוּpiyhw
mouth hisnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
הוֹלֵל֖וּתhwōlēlwt
is madnessnounH1948
רָעָֽהrāʿāh
eviladjH7451
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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