Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 12:9
9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not only | וְיֹתֵ֕ר | wə·yō·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3148 superiority, advantage, excess |
| was | שֶׁהָיָ֥ה | še·hā·yāh | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the Teacher | קֹהֶ֖לֶת | qō·he·leṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H6953 collector |
| wise | חָכָ֑ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| but he also | ע֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| taught | לִמַּד־ | lim·maḏ- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| knowledge | דַּ֙עַת֙ | da·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| he pondered | וְאִזֵּ֣ן | wə·’iz·zên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H239 weigh, test, prove |
| searched out | וְחִקֵּ֔ר | wə·ḥiq·qêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2713 search |
| and arranged | תִּקֵּ֖ן | tiq·qên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8626 become straight |
| many | הַרְבֵּֽה׃ | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| proverbs | מְשָׁלִ֥ים | mə·šā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4912 proverb, parable |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.