Ecclesiastes 7:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”

Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:58 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֕וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

לִ/שְׁמֹ֖עַlišəmōʿa

call togetherpronH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

גַּעֲרַ֣תgaʿărat

rebukenounH1606

reproof

חָכָ֑םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

מֵ/אִ֕ישׁmēʾiyš

manpronH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

שֹׁמֵ֖עַšōmēʿa

call togetherverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

שִׁ֥ירšiyr

musicalnounH7892

sing(-er · -ing) · song

כְּסִילִֽיםkəsiyliym

fooladjH3684

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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