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And besides thatוְיֹתֵר שֶׁQoheletקֹהֶלֶתwasהָיָהwise,חָכָםhe alsoעוֹדtaughtלִמַּדthe peopleאֶת הָעָםknowledge,דַּעַתand he weighedוְאִזֵּןand searched out;וְחִקֵּרhe arrangedתִּקֵּןmanyהַרְבֵּהproverbs.מְשָׁלִים
Ecclesiastes 12:9
Study it in the app“And besides that Qohelet was wise, he also taught the people knowledge, and he weighed and searched out; he arranged many proverbs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 12:9, word by word
- And besides thatיֹתֵרyoter
more, besides
More, over and above: what exceeds something else. "More than me".
Where else “yoter” appears- Qoheletקֹהֶלֶתkohelet
Qoheleth
Qoheleth: the name or title of the author of Ecclesiastes; one who gathers the assembly or speaks to it.
Where else “kohelet” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- taughtלִמַּדlimad
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “limad” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- knowledgeדַּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- and he weighedאִזֵּןizen
weigh, ponder
To weigh, to ponder.
Where else “izen” appears- and searched outחִקֵּרchiker
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chiker” appears- he arrangedתִּקֵּןtiken
make straight
To make straight; to set in order.
Where else “tiken” appears- manyהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- proverbsמְשָׁלִיםmeshalim
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “meshalim” appears
The context
8“Vapor of vapors,” says Qohelet; “everything is vapor.”
9 · This verse (above)
10Qohelet sought to find words of delight, and what was written with uprightness, words of truth.