Ecclesiastes 10:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:1910 words

HebrewMeaning

לִ/שְׂחוֹק֙liśəḥwōq

derisionpronH7814

laughter(-ed to scorn · -ing) · mocked · sport

עֹשִׂ֣יםʿōśiym

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

לֶ֔חֶםleḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וְ/יַ֖יִןwəyayin

banquetingconjH3196

wine · wine

יְשַׂמַּ֣חyəśamaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

חַיִּ֑יםḥayiym

aliveadjH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

וְ/הַ/כֶּ֖סֶףwəhakesep

moneyconjH3701

price · silver

יַעֲנֶ֥הyaʿăneh

give accountverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/כֹּֽלhakōl

all (mannerparticleH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

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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