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Forכִּיin muchבְּרֹבwisdomחָכְמָהis muchרָבvexation,כָּעַסand he who increasesוְיוֹסִיףknowledgeדַּעַתincreasesיוֹסִיףpain.מַכְאוֹב
Ecclesiastes 1:18
Study it in the app“For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases pain.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 1:18, word by word
- in muchרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- is muchרָבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- vexationכָּעַסkaas
grief
Bitter pain one carries inside.
Where else “kaas” appears- and he who increasesיוֹסִיףyosif
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosif” appears- knowledgeדַּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- painמַכְאוֹבmachov
pain
Pain, suffering.
Where else “machov” appears
The context
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and witlessness; I knew that this also is striving after wind.
18 · This verse (above)