Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:1

¹Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֚י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is like the wise man	כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם	kə·he·ḥā·ḵām	Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
Who	וּמִ֥י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
knows	יוֹדֵ֖עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
the interpretation	פֵּ֣שֶׁר	pê·šer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6592 solution, interpretation
of a matter	דָּבָ֑ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
A man’s	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
wisdom	חָכְמַ֤ת	ḥā·ḵə·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2451 wisdom
brightens	תָּאִ֣יר	tā·’îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H215 be or become light
his face	פָּנָ֔יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and the sternness	וְעֹ֥ז	wə·‘ōz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5797 strength, might
of his face	פָּנָ֖יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
is changed	יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃	yə·šun·ne	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8132 alter

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