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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֤י וְלִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת וְלָת֔וּר וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ חָכְמָ֖ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ רֶ֣שַׁע כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃
- סַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.ti“I turned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from סָבַב · “turn” · Strong's H5437G
- אֲנִ֤י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- וְלִבִּי֙ve.li.Bi“<and> heart my”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'at“to know”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- וְלָת֔וּרve.la.Tur“and to examine”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from תּוּר · “to spy” · Strong's H8446
- וּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.Kesh“and to seek”Conjunction + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mah“wisdom”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
- וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןve.chesh.Bon“and an explanation”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶשְׁבּוֹן · “explanation” · Strong's H2808
- וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'at“and to know”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- רֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
- כֶּ֔סֶלKe.sel“stupidity”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶל · “loin” · Strong's H3689
- וְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.Lut“and the folly”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סִכְלוּת · “folly” · Strong's H5531B
- 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)