Ecclesiastes 8:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.”

Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 8:113 words

HebrewMeaning

מִ֚יmiy

anyparticleH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

כְּ/הֶ֣/חָכָ֔םkəheḥākām

cunningpronH2450

subtil · wise · man)

וּ/מִ֥יwmiy

anyconjH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

יוֹדֵ֖עַywōdēʿa

acknowledgeverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

פֵּ֣שֶׁרpēšer

interpretationnounH6592

דָּבָ֑רdābār

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

חָכְמַ֤תḥākəmat

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

אָדָם֙ʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

תָּאִ֣ירtāʾiyr

gloriousverbH215

break of day · kindle · (be · en- ···

פָּנָ֔י/וpānāyw

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

וְ/עֹ֥זwəʿōz

boldnessconjH5797

loud · might · power · strength ···

פָּנָ֖י/וpānāyw

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

יְשֻׁנֶּֽאyəšuneʾ

changeverbH8132

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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