Ecclesiastes 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 3:1211 words

HebrewMeaning

יָדַ֕עְתִּיyādaʿətiy

acknowledgeverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

כִּ֛יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֵ֥יןʾēyn

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

ט֖וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

בָּ֑/םbām

pron

כִּ֣יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

לִ/שְׂמ֔וֹחַliśəmwōḥa

cheer uppronH8055

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

וְ/לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹתwəlaʿăśwōt

accomplishconjH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

ט֖וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

בְּ/חַיָּֽי/וbəḥayāyw

alivepronH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

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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