Ecclesiastes 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.”

Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 2:910 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/גָדַ֣לְתִּיwəgādalətiy

and I became greatconjH1431

boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···

וְ/הוֹסַ֔פְתִּיwəhwōsapətiy

and I increasedconjH3254

again · any more · cease · come more ···

מִ/כֹּ֛לmikōl

more than anypronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

שֶׁ/הָיָ֥הšehāyāh

who wasparticleH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

לְ/פָנַ֖/יləpānay

before mepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbiyrwšālāim

in JerusalempronH3389

אַ֥ףʾap

alsoparticleH637

although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···

חָכְמָתִ֖/יḥākəmātiy

wisdom mynounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

עָ֥מְדָהʿāmədāh

it remainedverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

לִּֽ/יliy

pron

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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