Ecclesiastes 11:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:”

Ecclesiastes 11:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 11:77 words

HebrewMeaning

וּ/מָת֖וֹקwmātwōq

sweet(-erconjH4966

-ness)

הָ/א֑וֹרhāʾwōr

brightparticleH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ/ט֥וֹבwəṭwōb

beautifulconjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

לַֽ/עֵינַ֖יִםlaʿēynayim

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

לִ/רְא֥וֹתlirəʾwōt

advise selfpronH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁhašāmeš

sunparticleH8121

east side · west · window. See also

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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