“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:18 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
שֵׁ֖םšēm
a namenounH8034
base · named · renown · report
מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶןmišemen
more than ointmentpronH8081
fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···
ט֑וֹבṭwōb
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וְ/י֣וֹםwəywōm
and the day ofconjH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הַ/מָּ֔וֶתhamāwet
deathparticleH4194
death · die
מִ/יּ֖וֹםmiywōm
more than the day ofpronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הִוָּלְדֽ/וֹhiwālədwō
being born heverbH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
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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