Ecclesiastes 7:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”

Ecclesiastes 7:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:48 words

HebrewMeaning

לֵ֤בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

חֲכָמִים֙ḥăkāmiym

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

בְּ/בֵ֣יתbəbēyt

housepronH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

אֵ֔בֶלʾēbel

mourningnounH60

וְ/לֵ֥בwəlēb

heartconjH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

כְּסִילִ֖יםkəsiyliym

fooladjH3684

בְּ/בֵ֥יתbəbēyt

housepronH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

שִׂמְחָֽהśiməḥāh

gladnessnounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

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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