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Ecclesiastes 12:9 — King James Version← Study notes

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.


Ecclesiastes 12:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 12:914 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/יֹתֵ֕רwəyōtēr
betterconjH3148
more · over · profit
שֶׁ/הָיָ֥הšehāyāh
beaconparticleH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
קֹהֶ֖לֶתqōhelet
preachernounH6953
חָכָ֑םḥākām
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
ע֗וֹדʿwōd
againadvH5750
all life long · at all · besides · but ···
לִמַּדlimad
accustomedverbH3925
diligently · expert · instruct · learn ···
דַּ֨עַת֙daʿat
cunningnounH1847
norantly · know · awares
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/עָ֔םhāʿām
peopleparticleH5971
men · nation · people
וְ/אִזֵּ֣ןwəʾizēn
give good heedconjH239
וְ/חִקֵּ֔רwəḥiqēr
find outconjH2713
search · seek · sound · try
תִּקֵּ֖ןtiqēn
set in orderverbH8626
make straight
מְשָׁלִ֥יםməšāliym
bywordnounH4912
like · parable · proverb
הַרְבֵּֽהharəbēh
abundanceverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
Words 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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