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Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃

  1. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzel“[is] <in> a shade”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צֵל · “shadow” · Strong's H6738
  3. הַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.Mah“<the> wisdom”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  4. בְּצֵ֣לbe.Tzel“[is] <in> a shade”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צֵל · “shadow” · Strong's H6738
  5. הַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sef“<the> money”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  6. וְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.Ron“and [the] advantage of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יִתְרוֹן · “advantage” · Strong's H3504
  7. דַּ֔עַתDa.'at“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  8. הַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.Mah“<the> wisdom”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  9. תְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.Yeh“it preserves alive”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  10. בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ve.'a.Lei.ha“owners its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּעַל · “owning” · Strong's H1167J
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)