Ecclesiastes 7:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”

Ecclesiastes 7:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:239 words

HebrewMeaning

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

זֹ֖הzōh

as well as anotherprepH2090

it · this · that · thus and thus

נִסִּ֣יתִיnisiytiy

adventureverbH5254

assay · prove · tempt · try

בַֽ/חָכְמָ֑הbaḥākəmāh

skilfulpronH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

אָמַ֣רְתִּיʾāmarətiy

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֶחְכָּ֔מָהʾeḥəkāmāh

teach wisdomverbH2449

exceeding · be (make self · shew self) wise · deal wisely ···

וְ/הִ֖יאwəhiyʾ

heconjH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

רְחוֹקָ֥הrəḥwōqāh

far (abroadadjH7350

off) · long ago · of old · space ···

מִמֶּֽ/נִּיmimeniy

abovepronH4480

after · among · at · because of ···

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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