Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1:16

¹⁶I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
said	דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
myself	לִבִּי֙	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
Behold	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אֲנִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have grown	הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי	hiḡ·dal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H1431 grow up, become great
and increased	וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙	wə·hō·w·sap̄·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3254 add
in wisdom	חָכְמָ֔ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
beyond	עַ֛ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
those	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
before me	לְפָנַ֖י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
who were	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and my mind	וְלִבִּ֛י	wə·lib·bî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
has observed	רָאָ֥ה	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
a wealth	הַרְבֵּ֖ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of wisdom	חָכְמָ֥ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and knowledge	וָדָֽעַת׃	wā·ḏā·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 2:9 · 1 Kings 4:30 · 1 Kings 10:7 · Psalm 4:4 · Hebrews 5:14 · 2 Chronicles 2:12 · 2 Chronicles 1:10–12 · 1 Kings 3:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.