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Ecclesiastes 7:1 — King James Version← Study notes

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.


Ecclesiastes 7:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:18 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
שֵׁ֖םšēm
famenounH8034
base · named · renown · report
מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶןmišemen
anointingpronH8081
fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···
ט֑וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וְ/י֣וֹםwəywōm
dayconjH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הַ/מָּ֔וֶתhamāwet
deadparticleH4194
death · die
מִ/יּ֖וֹםmiywōm
daypronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הִוָּלְדֽ/וֹhiwālədwō
bearverbH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
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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