9
And I became greatוְגָדַלְתִּיand increasedוְהוֹסַפְתִּיmore than allמִכֹּלwho wereשֶׁהָיָהbefore meלְפָנַיin Jerusalem;בִּירוּשָׁלִָםalsoאַףmy wisdomחָכְמָתִיremainedעָמְדָהwith me.לִּי
Ecclesiastes 2:9
Study it in the app“And I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 2:9, word by word
- And I became greatגָדַלְתִּיgadalti
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “gadalti” appears- and increasedהוֹסַפְתִּיhosafti
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “hosafti” appears- who wereהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- before meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- my wisdomחָכְמָתִchachmati
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmati” appears- remainedעָמְדָהamda
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “amda” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
8I gathered also for myself silver and gold, and the special treasure of kings and of the provinces; I made for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights of human beings, a lady and ladies.
9 · This verse (above)
10And whatever my eyes asked for I did not withhold from them; I did not keep back my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced from all my toil, and this was my portion from all my toil.