Ecclesiastes 12:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.”

Ecclesiastes 12:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 12:109 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּקֵּ֣שׁbiqēš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

קֹהֶ֔לֶתqōhelet

preachernounH6953

לִ/מְצֹ֖אliməṣōʾ

befallpronH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

דִּבְרֵיdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

חֵ֑פֶץḥēpeṣ

acceptablenounH2656

delight · desire · things desired · matter ···

וְ/כָת֥וּבwəkātwb

describeconjH3789

record · prescribe · subscribe · write(-ing ···

יֹ֖שֶׁרyōšer

equitynounH3476

meet · right · upright

דִּבְרֵ֥יdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

אֱמֶֽתʾĕmet

assurednounH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

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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