Ecclesiastes 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”

Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:1611 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אָמַ֣רְתִּיwəʾāmarətiy

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אָ֔נִיʾāniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

טוֹבָ֥הṭwōbāh

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

חָכְמָ֖הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

מִ/גְּבוּרָ֑הmigəbwrāh

forcepronH1369

mastery · might · mighty (act · power) ···

וְ/חָכְמַ֤תwəḥākəmat

skilfulconjH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

הַ/מִּסְכֵּן֙hamisəkēn

poorparticleH4542

בְּזוּיָ֔הbəzwyāh

despiseverbH959

disdain · contemn · think to scorn · vile person

וּ/דְבָרָ֖י/וwdəbārāyw

wordconjH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

אֵינָ֥/םʾēynām

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

נִשְׁמָעִֽיםnišəmāʿiym

call togetherverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

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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