“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”
Ecclesiastes 7:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:1210 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֛יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בְּ/צֵ֥לbəṣēl
is a shadepronH6738
shade
הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖הhaḥākəmāh
wisdomparticleH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
בְּ/צֵ֣לbəṣēl
is a shadepronH6738
shade
הַ/כָּ֑סֶףhakāsep
moneyparticleH3701
price · silver
וְ/יִתְר֣וֹןwəyitərwōn
and the advantage ofconjH3504
excellency · profit
דַּ֔עַתdaʿat
knowledgenounH1847
norantly · know · awares
הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖הhaḥākəmāh
wisdomparticleH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
תְּחַיֶּ֥הtəḥayeh
it preserves aliveverbH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
בְעָלֶֽי/הָbəʿāleyhā
owners itsnounH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
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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