Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:6

⁶For like the crackling of thorns under the pot,

so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
like the crackling	כְק֤וֹל	ḵə·qō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of thorns	הַסִּירִים֙	has·sî·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5518 pot
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the pot	הַסִּ֔יר	has·sîr	Article; Noun - common singular	H5518 pot
so	כֵּ֖ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
is the laughter	שְׂחֹ֣ק	śə·ḥōq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7814 laughter, derision, sport
of the fool	הַכְּסִ֑יל	hak·kə·sîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
This	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
too	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
is futile	הָֽבֶל׃	hā·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.