Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:11–12

¹¹Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good,

and it benefits those who see the sun.

¹²For wisdom, like money, is a shelter,

and the advantage of knowledge

is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wisdom	חָכְמָ֖ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
like	עִֽם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
an inheritance	נַחֲלָ֑ה	na·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
good	טוֹבָ֥ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and it benefits	וְיֹתֵ֖ר	wə·yō·ṯêr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3148 superiority, advantage, excess
those who see	לְרֹאֵ֥י	lə·rō·’ê	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7200 see
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wisdom	הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה	ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
like money	הַכָּ֑סֶף	hak·kā·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
a shelter	בְּצֵ֣ל	bə·ṣêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
and the advantage	וְיִתְר֣וֹן	wə·yiṯ·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3504 advantage, profit
of knowledge	דַּ֔עַת	da·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
is that wisdom	הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה	ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
preserves the life	תְּחַיֶּ֥ה	tə·ḥay·yeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2421 live
of its owner	בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃	ḇə·‘ā·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord

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

Ecclesiastes 7:11 Ecclesiastes 11:7 · 1 Timothy 6:17–19 · Proverbs 8:10–11 · Ecclesiastes 2:13

Ecclesiastes 7:12 Proverbs 8:35 · Proverbs 2:7 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 11:4 · John 17:3 · Proverbs 18:10–11 · John 12:50 · Judges 9:15 · Isaiah 32:2 · Isaiah 33:6 · Proverbs 2:11 · Deuteronomy 32:47

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.