Ecclesiastes 7:25

I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
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Original language (Hebrew)

סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֤י וְלִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת וְלָת֔וּר וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ חָכְמָ֖ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ רֶ֣שַׁע כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃

  1. סַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.ti“I turned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from סָבַב · “turn” · Strong's H5437G
  2. אֲנִ֤י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. וְלִבִּי֙ve.li.Bi“<and> heart my”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  4. לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'at“to know”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  5. וְלָת֔וּרve.la.Tur“and to examine”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from תּוּר · “to spy” · Strong's H8446
  6. וּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.Kesh“and to seek”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  7. חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  8. וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןve.chesh.Bon“and an explanation”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶשְׁבּוֹן · “explanation” · Strong's H2808
  9. וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'at“and to know”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  10. רֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
  11. כֶּ֔סֶלKe.sel“stupidity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶל · “loin” · Strong's H3689
  12. וְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.Lut“and the folly”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סִכְלוּת · “folly” · Strong's H5531B
  13. הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.Lot“madness”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from הוֹלֵלָה · “madness” · Strong's H1947
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)