Ecclesiastes 9:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.”

Ecclesiastes 9:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:177 words

HebrewMeaning

דִּבְרֵ֣יdibərēy

the words ofnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

חֲכָמִ֔יםḥăkāmiym

wise peopleadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

בְּ/נַ֖חַתbənaḥat

in quietnesspronH5183

quiet · to rest · be set on

נִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnišəmāʿiym

are heardverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

מִ/זַּעֲקַ֥תmizaʿăqat

more than the cry ofpronH2201

מוֹשֵׁ֖לmwōšēl

a rulerverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

בַּ/כְּסִילִֽיםbakəsiyliym

among foolspronH3684

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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