Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:17
17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I set | וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה | wā·’et·tə·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| my mind | לִבִּי֙ | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to know | לָדַ֣עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֔ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| madness | הוֹלֵל֖וֹת | hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1947 madness |
| and folly | וְשִׂכְל֑וּת | wə·śiḵ·lūṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5531 folly |
| I learned | יָדַ֕עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | זֶ֥ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| this | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| too | שֶׁגַּם־ | šeg·gam- | Pronoun - relative; Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| is a pursuit | רַעְי֥וֹן | ra‘·yō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7475 id. |
| of the wind | רֽוּחַ׃ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.