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Fliesזְבוּבֵיof deathמָוֶתmake stink,יַבְאִישׁmake fermentיַבִּיעַthe oilשֶׁמֶןof the perfumer;רוֹקֵחַweightierיָקָרthan wisdom,מֵחָכְמָהthan honor,מִכָּבוֹדis a littleמְעָטwitlessness.סִכְלוּת
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Study it in the app“Flies of death make stink, make ferment the oil of the perfumer; weightier than wisdom, than honor, is a little witlessness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 10:1, word by word
- Fliesזְבוּבֵיzevuve
fly
A fly.
Where else “zevuve” appears- of deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- make stinkיַבְאִישׁyavish
stink
To give off a bad smell, like what rots or is fouled.
Where else “yavish” appears- make fermentיַבִּיעַyabia
ferment
To spoil a liquid, which froths and stinks.
Where else “yabia” appears- the oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- of the perfumerרוֹקֵחַrokeach
blend perfume
Prepare perfumes or ointments; one who does it, a perfumer.
Where else “rokeach” appears- weightierיָקָרyakar
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yakar” appears- than wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- than honorכָּבוֹדkavod
honor
Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.
Where else “kavod” appears- is a littleמְעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- witlessnessסִכְלוּתsichlut
witlessness, folly
Folly, senseless behavior.
Where else “sichlut” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The heart of the wise man is at his right, and the heart of the senseless at his left.