“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
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
כַּ֖עַסkaʿas
vexationnounH3708
angry · grief · indignation · provocation ···
מִ/שְּׂחֹ֑קmiśəḥōq
more than laughterpronH7814
laughter(-ed to scorn · -ing) · mocked · sport
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בְ/רֹ֥עַbərōʿa
by sadness ofpronH7455
be so bad · evil · naughtiness · sadness ···
פָּנִ֖יםpāniym
facenounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
יִ֥יטַבyiyṭab
it will be goodverbH3190
amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···
לֵֽבlēb
a 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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