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Of laughterלִשְׂחוֹקI said,אָמַרְתִּי“Madness!”מְהוֹלָלand of joy,וּלְשִׂמְחָה“Whatמַהdoes thisזֹּהdo?”עֹשָׂה
Ecclesiastes 2:2
Study it in the app“Of laughter I said, “Madness!” and of joy, “What does this do?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 2:2, word by word
- Of laughterשְׂחוֹקsechok
laughter
The sound a person makes when something gives him joy.
Where else “sechok” appears- I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- “Madnessמְהוֹלָלmeholal
go mad
To lose one's reason and behave without control, like a madman.
Where else “meholal” appears- and of joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- does thisזֹּהzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- doעֹשָׂהosa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osa” appears
The context
1I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with joy; and look on the good.” And look, it too was vapor.
2 · This verse (above)
3I explored in my heart to draw my flesh with wine while my heart was guiding me with wisdom, and to lay hold on witlessness, until I might see what was good for human beings that they should do under the heavens during the number of the days of their life.