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AllכָּלthisזֹהI testedנִסִּיתִיby wisdom;בַחָכְמָהI said,אָמַרְתִּי“I will be wise,”אֶחְכָּמָהbut itוְהִיאwas farרְחוֹקָהfrom me.מִמֶּנִּי
Ecclesiastes 7:23
Study it in the app“All this I tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 7:23, word by word
- thisזֹהzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- I testedנִסִּיתִיnisiti
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “nisiti” appears- by wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- “I will be wiseאֶחְכָּמָהechkama
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “echkama” appears- was farרְחוֹקָהrechoka
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rechoka” appears
The context
22for also many times your heart knows that you also have cursed others.
23 · This verse (above)
24Far off is what has been, and deep, deep; who can find it?