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Forכִּיin the shadowבְּצֵלof wisdom,הַחָכְמָהin the shadowבְּצֵלof silver;הַכָּסֶףand the profitוְיִתְרוֹןof knowledgeדַּעַתis that wisdomהַחָכְמָהgives lifeתְּחַיֶּהto its owners.בְעָלֶיהָ
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Study it in the app“For in the shadow of wisdom, in the shadow of silver; and the profit of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owners.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 7:12, word by word
- in the shadowצֵלtsel
shade
Protecting shade: "in the shadow of your wings".
Where else “tsel” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- of silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears- and the profitיִתְרוֹןyitron
advantage, gain
Advantage, profit: what is left over as gain.
Where else “yitron” appears- of knowledgeדַּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- gives lifeתְּחַיֶּהtechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “techaye” appears- to its ownersבְעָלֶיveale
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “veale” appears
The context
11Good is wisdom with an inheritance, and it gives more to those who see the sun.
12 · This verse (above)
13See the work of Elohim, for who can make straight what he has made crooked?