Ecclesiastes 7:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

andconjH3588

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

בְּ/צֵ֥לbəṣēl

defencepronH6738

shade

הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖הhaḥākəmāh

skilfulparticleH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

בְּ/צֵ֣לbəṣēl

defencepronH6738

shade

הַ/כָּ֑סֶףhakāsep

moneyparticleH3701

price · silver

וְ/יִתְר֣וֹןwəyitərwōn

betterconjH3504

excellency · profit

דַּ֔עַתdaʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖הhaḥākəmāh

skilfulparticleH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

תְּחַיֶּ֥הtəḥayeh

keep (leaveverbH2421

make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···

בְעָלֶֽי/הָbəʿāleyhā

captainnounH1167

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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