Ecclesiastes 7:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”

Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:38 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֥וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

כַּ֖עַסkaʿas

angernounH3708

angry · grief · indignation · provocation ···

מִ/שְּׂחֹ֑קmiśəḥōq

derisionpronH7814

laughter(-ed to scorn · -ing) · mocked · sport

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

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

בְ/רֹ֥עַbərōʿa

badnesspronH7455

be so bad · evil · naughtiness · sadness ···

פָּנִ֖יםpāniym

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

יִ֥יטַבyiyṭab

be acceptedverbH3190

amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···

לֵֽבlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

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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