Chapter 9
Ecclesiastes 9:16
| נשמעים | אינ ם | ו דברי ו | בזויה | ה מסכן | ו חכמת | מ גבורה | חכמה | טובה | אני | ו אמרתי |
| None | None | None | in the hand | None | None | None | None | a good one | myself | and I have spoken |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 8085 שמע shâmaʻ Definition: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness. | 9048 | ם None Definition: they, subject pronoun - subject 3rd person masculine plural Root: None Exhaustive: Personal subject pronoun - suffix for some adverbs and infinitives: 3rd person masculine plural 369 אין ʼayin Definition: a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle Root: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; Exhaustive: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אין. | 9023 | הו None Definition: his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular 1697 | דבר dâbâr Definition: a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause Root: from H1696 (דבר); Exhaustive: from דבר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 959 בזה bâzâh Definition: to disesteem Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: None | 4542 | מסכן miçkên Definition: indigent Root: from H5531 (סכלות); Exhaustive: from סכלות; indigent; poor (man). 9009 ה None Definition: the Root: None Exhaustive: definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or. | 2451 | חכמה chokmâh Definition: wisdom (in a good sense) Root: from H2449 (חכם); Exhaustive: from חכם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 1369 | גבורה gᵉbûwrâh Definition: force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory Root: feminine passive participle from the same as H1368 (גבור); Exhaustive: feminine passive participle from the same as גבור; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory; force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength. 9006 מ None Definition: from Root: None Exhaustive: None | 2451 חכמה chokmâh Definition: wisdom (in a good sense) Root: from H2449 (חכם); Exhaustive: from חכם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. | 2896a טוב ṭôwb Definition: good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) Root: from H2895 (טוב); Exhaustive: from טוב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured). | 589 אני ʼănîy Definition: I Root: contracted from H595 (אנכי); Exhaustive: lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. | 559 | אמר ʼâmar Definition: to say (used with great latitude) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) |
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.
And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.
LITV Translation:
And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
ESV Translation:
But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And I said, Wisdom is better than power: Yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, And his words not listened to.
And I said, Wisdom is better than power: Yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, And his words not listened to.