Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:15

¹⁵Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now a poor	מִסְכֵּן֙	mis·kên	Adjective - masculine singular	H4542 poor
wise	חָכָ֔ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
man	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
was found	וּמָ֣צָא	ū·mā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in	בָ֗הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and he	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
saved	וּמִלַּט־	ū·mil·laṭ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
by his wisdom	בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ	bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2451 wisdom
Yet no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	וְאָדָם֙	wə·’ā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
remembered	זָכַ֔ר	zā·ḵar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
that	הַהּֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
poor	הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן	ham·mis·kên	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H4542 poor
man	הָאִ֥ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.