Ecclesiastes 7:25

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

סבותי סַבּוֹתִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

סבב

çâbab

Definition

to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5437

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1004

1. (transitive) to surround, to encircle, to encompass. 2. (intransitive) to go about, to whirl about, go in a circle, turn round; metaphorically to turn, to bustle, to carry out or do a thing. 3. (transitive) to be the cause of, to occasion, to bring about.

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Strongs / High • Page 1005

To turn, to go about, to surround; to bring, to cause to turn or wander, to lead about, to build around, to change a name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סָבַב

verb • Root סבב • Page 466

To turn, go round, or surround. Kal: (1) to turn (1 Sam. 15:27), (2) to turn back (2 K. 9:18), (3) to go about (Cant. 3:3), (4) to go round a place (Deut. 2:3), (5) to encompass (Ps. 18:6), (6) to sit at a table (1 Sam. 16:11), (7) to be changed (Zech. 14:10), (8) to be the occasion of (1 Sam. 22:22). Stems include: Niphal נָסַב (to turn/surround), Piel סִבֵּב (to change/alter), Poel סוֹבֵב (to go about/surround), and Hiphil הֵסֵב (to cause to turn).

Verb Qal perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐκύκλωσάν ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπέστρεψεν ἐκύκλωσαν κυκλώσει

LXX Usage Statistics

H5437:

ἐκύκλωσάν 8× (5.4%)

ἐπέστρεψεν 8× (4.7%)

ἀπέστρεψεν 8× (4.8%)

ἐκύκλωσαν 7× (3.9%)

κυκλώσει 6× (3.8%)

'' 6× (3.4%)

ἐπέστρεφον 5× (3.4%)

ἐκύκλωσεν 5× (3.2%)

κυκλῶν 4× (2.5%)

περιεκύκλωσαν 4× (2.6%)

אני אֲנִי

myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אני

ʼănîy

Definition

I

Root

contracted from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H589

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun personal • Root אנ • Strongs_Numbers • Page 162

I; the personal pronoun of the first person singular, common gender.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun • Page 61

I. Also written אָנֹכִי. The form אֲנִי also occurs in the phrase חַי אָנִי (see חַי).

Pronoun personal first person both singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0589:

No stats available

ולבי וְלִבִּי

and the heart of myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

לב

lêb

Definition

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

Root

a form of H3824 (לבב);

Exhaustive

a form of לבב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3820

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֵב

noun / masculine • Root לבב • Strongs / High • Page 763

The heart, used both physically and metaphorically. It is considered the seat of bodily life (anima, vita); the seat of mental life including will, desire, intention, intellect (knowing, perceiving, understanding, thinking); the seat of sensuous feelings and affections like joy, sorrow, despair, and trust; and the center of moral and spiritual life.

לֵב

noun • Root לבב • Strongs / High • Page 764

A gentile noun, with the plural form לִבִּים. Derived from לָבַב II.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֵב

noun masculine • Page 339

The heart. (1) The seat of intellect, mind, purpose, or intention (1 K. 8:17; Job 12:3). (2) Middle or midst, e.g., of the sea (Ex. 15:8) or heaven (Deut. 4:11). (3) Courage or spirit (Deut. 20:8; Gen. 42:28). (4) Used with suffixes to form a periphrasis of personal pronouns (Ex. 9:14). Includes Chald. form in Dan. 7:28.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: καρδία καρδίαν καρδίᾳ καρδίασ διανοίᾳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3820a:

καρδία 163× (25.0%)

καρδίαν 140× (21.9%)

καρδίᾳ 93× (14.7%)

καρδίασ 68× (11.0%)

διανοίᾳ 12× (1.7%)

'' 8× (1.2%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (1.0%)

--- 7× (1.3%)

φρενῶν 7× (1.3%)

καρδίαι 6× (1.0%)

לדעת לָדַעַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ידע

yâdaʻ

Definition

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3045

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

To know, perceive, understand. It encompasses various meanings including: to perceive by the senses, to know carnally (euphemism), to understand mentally, to discover, to be skilled in, to have a clear consciousness of, to care for, and to have moral perception (to know good and evil).

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

to know, of the different meanings of Kal, to see, be seen, perceived, observed; to be known, to appear i.e. to be recognised; to be well-known, celebrated.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

II. The original idea of the root: to distinguish, separate, divide, lay aside, remove. This meaning appears seldom in Scripture.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

To divide, separate, split, cut. Figuratively, to chastise, visit, or punish.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

A transposed form of יָדַע. The Kal form is not used.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 582

1. to see, to perceive by the organs of sight, to mark, to perceive; 2. to perceive by hearing, to know by the taste, to experience, to feel; 3. Metaphorically from this, to lie with (sexual intercourse).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Page 272

1. To know, understand, know how (Job 32:22, 1 Sam. 16:16). 2. To know, be acquainted with, know by name (Gen. 29:5, Ex. 33:12). 3. To perceive, observe, discern (Gen. 19:33, Judg. 13:21). 4. To learn, be informed, learn by experience (Gen. 9:24, Lev. 5:3, Ex. 6:7). 5. To imagine, expect (Ps. 35:8, Job 9:5). 6. To concern one's self about, take care of (Gen. 39:6, Prov. 27:23); spoken of God's interest in man (Ps. 144:3). 7. Euphemistic expression for sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:17, 25; 1 Sam. 1:19).

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: ἔγνω γνώσονται ἔγνωσαν ἔγνων οἶδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3045:

ἔγνω 57× (5.6%)

γνώσονται 51× (4.5%)

ἔγνωσαν 37× (3.7%)

ἔγνων 37× (3.7%)

οἶδα 30× (3.1%)

γνώσῃ 27× (2.4%)

γνώσεσθε 26× (2.4%)

οἶδεν 25× (2.6%)

γνῶναι 24× (2.2%)

ἔγνωσ 21× (2.1%)

ולתור וְלָתוּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תור

tûwr

Definition

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring; chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8446

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תּוּר

verb • Root תור • Strongs / High • Page 1505

I. intr. to go, wander or travel about, in order to get knowledge or transact business. 1. to spy out (Num. 13); 2. to look out for, search out diligently (Deut. 1, 33); 3. to search (Ecc. 1, 13); 4. to go after, to follow (Num. 15, 39). — 2. to go about as a merchant, to trade (1 Kings 10, 15).

תּוּר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1505

II. (not used) tr. to set in rows, to arrange, like דּוּר III.

תּוּר

verb • Root תור • Strongs / High • Page 1506

(Sense III, not used) intr. to coo, of a dove; to utter sounds, murmur, or whiz. Might be referred to תּוּר I.

תּוּר

noun masculine • Root תור • Strongs / High • Page 1506

(From תּוּר II.) 1. A row, order, in rows; figuratively, a succession or line (1 Chr 17:17). Concrete example: a row of pearls (Song of Sol. 1:10-11).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תּוּר

verb • Page 711

1. to go about, particularly as a spy; hence to spy out, e. g. a land. Num. 13: 17, 18, 22. 14: 6 ff. Also to search out, discover, Deut. 1: 33. Num. 10: 33. Ezek. 20: 6. 2. to go about, as a merchant. 1 K. 10: 15. 3. construed with אַחֲרֵי, to follow. Trop. Num. 15: 39. Hiph. 1. to spy out. Judg. 1: 23. 2. to direct a person or show him the right way. Prov. 12: 26. Deriv. יָתוּר.

Conjunction, Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: κατασκέψασθαι κατεσκέψαντο ὑποτεταγμένων

LXX Usage Statistics

H8446:

κατασκέψασθαι 8× (31.5%)

κατεσκέψαντο 2× (8.5%)

ὑποτεταγμένων 2× (7.2%)

ובקש וּבַקֵּשׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בקש

bâqash

Definition

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1245

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קַשׁ

noun masculine • Root קשש • Consonantal / Low • Page 1302

Dry straw, stubble, chaff; a figure of the worthless and contemptible.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּקַשׁ

verb • Page 112

1. to seek, quaero. Gen. 37:15, 16. 1 Sam. 10:14. to seek after, inquire into, Job 10:6. Construed with an infin. with and without ל, Ex. 2:15. 4:24. 1 Sam. 19:2. Jer. 26:21.

Conjunction, Verb Piel infinitive construct common

LXX: ζητεῖ ζητῆσαι ἐζήτησαν ζητοῦντεσ ζητεῖν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1245:

ζητεῖ 15× (7.0%)

ζητῆσαι 13× (5.5%)

ἐζήτησαν 12× (5.4%)

ζητοῦντεσ 12× (4.8%)

ζητεῖν 10× (4.6%)

ἐζήτει 9× (3.8%)

ζητήσω 9× (4.2%)

ἐζήτησεν 8× (3.5%)

ζητεῖσ 8× (3.8%)

ζητήσατε 7× (3.1%)

חכמה חָכְמָה

a wise one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חכמה

chokmâh

Definition

wisdom (in a good sense)

Root

from H2449 (חכם);

Exhaustive

from חכם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2451

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָכְמָה

noun feminine • Root חכם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 484

Knowledge, experience, wisdom (sophia), skill, science, resignation to the will of God; capacity of judging, knowledge of nature, gift of proverbs and poetry, the art of prophesying, interpreting dreams, practicing enchantments; divine wisdom denoting the highest disposing intelligence.

Matched via consonantal key only

חָכְמָה

noun feminine • Root חכם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 484

(Aramaic) Feminine, the same as Hebrew, used of divine wisdom and human wisdom.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָכְמָה

noun feminine • Root חכם • Page 227

1. Skill, dexterity (Ex. 28: 3; 31: 6). 2. Wisdom, intelligence (Prov. 1: 2; 7: 4).

חָכְמָה

chald. wisdom • Page 227

Wisdom. Dan. 2: 30.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: σοφία σοφίαν σοφίασ σοφίᾳ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H2451:

σοφία 45× (25.8%)

σοφίαν 40× (24.8%)

σοφίασ 18× (10.8%)

σοφίᾳ 15× (7.9%)

'' 4× (2.2%)

φρόνησιν 4× (2.2%)

σοφίαν 3× (1.7%)

'' 3× (1.6%)

--- 2× (1.3%)

φρονίμουσ 2× (1.3%)

וחשבון וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חשבון

cheshbôwn

Definition

properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence

Root

from H2803 (חשב);

Exhaustive

from חשב; properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence; account, device, reason.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֶשְׁבּוֹן

proper noun • Strongs / High • Page 540

Heshbon, a city of Moab which was taken by the Israelites.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2808:

No stats available

ולדעת וְלָדַעַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ידע

yâdaʻ

Definition

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3045

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

To know, perceive, understand. It encompasses various meanings including: to perceive by the senses, to know carnally (euphemism), to understand mentally, to discover, to be skilled in, to have a clear consciousness of, to care for, and to have moral perception (to know good and evil).

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

to know, of the different meanings of Kal, to see, be seen, perceived, observed; to be known, to appear i.e. to be recognised; to be well-known, celebrated.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

II. The original idea of the root: to distinguish, separate, divide, lay aside, remove. This meaning appears seldom in Scripture.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

To divide, separate, split, cut. Figuratively, to chastise, visit, or punish.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

A transposed form of יָדַע. The Kal form is not used.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 582

1. to see, to perceive by the organs of sight, to mark, to perceive; 2. to perceive by hearing, to know by the taste, to experience, to feel; 3. Metaphorically from this, to lie with (sexual intercourse).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Page 272

1. To know, understand, know how (Job 32:22, 1 Sam. 16:16). 2. To know, be acquainted with, know by name (Gen. 29:5, Ex. 33:12). 3. To perceive, observe, discern (Gen. 19:33, Judg. 13:21). 4. To learn, be informed, learn by experience (Gen. 9:24, Lev. 5:3, Ex. 6:7). 5. To imagine, expect (Ps. 35:8, Job 9:5). 6. To concern one's self about, take care of (Gen. 39:6, Prov. 27:23); spoken of God's interest in man (Ps. 144:3). 7. Euphemistic expression for sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:17, 25; 1 Sam. 1:19).

Conjunction, Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX: ἔγνω γνώσονται ἔγνωσαν ἔγνων οἶδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3045:

ἔγνω 57× (5.6%)

γνώσονται 51× (4.5%)

ἔγνωσαν 37× (3.7%)

ἔγνων 37× (3.7%)

οἶδα 30× (3.1%)

γνώσῃ 27× (2.4%)

γνώσεσθε 26× (2.4%)

οἶδεν 25× (2.6%)

γνῶναι 24× (2.2%)

ἔγνωσ 21× (2.1%)

רשע רֶשַׁע

a wicked criminal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רשע

reshaʻ

Definition

a wrong (especially moral)

Root

from H7561 (רשע);

Exhaustive

from רשע; a wrong (especially moral); iniquity, wicked(-ness).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7562

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֶשַׁע

noun • Root רשע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1360

Unrighteousness, bad actions, what is unrighteously acquired, injustice, lies, deceit, sinfulness.

Matched via consonantal key only

רָשַׁע

intransitive verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1360

To make a wilful mistake, to sin, to be godless, to be held as guilty, to be mischievous, to act wickedly, to apostatise.

Matched via consonantal key only

רָשַׁע

unknown • Root רשע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1360

The Aram. רְשַׁף means to stir up, to excite. But, in opposition to צָדַק, it is better to adopt as the fundamental signification to be dispersed, slack, wavering, and so to be oblique, crooked.

Matched via consonantal key only

רָשָׁע

adjective / masculine • Root רשע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1360

I. Godless, sinful.

Matched via consonantal key only

רָשָׁע

masculine noun • Root רשע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1360

II. An unrighteous, guilty, dishonest one; a guilty one; an evil-doer, a sinner, a godless person; an oppressor, an injurious man; opposite צַדִּיק or נָקִי; also an enemy.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֶשַׁע

m. dec. vi. i. • Root רשע • Page 631

1. unrighteousness, injustice (Mic. 6:10). 2. wickedness (Ps. 5:5).

רָשַׁע

verb • Page 631

1. to be guilty, liable to punishment (Job 9:29). 2. to be wicked, act wickedly (1 K. 8:47). 3. to conquer, be victorious (1 Sam. 14:47). Hiphil: to pronounce guilty, condemn (Ex. 22:8).

רָשָׁע

verb • Root רשע • Page 631

1. one with an unrighteous cause in law (Ex. 23:7). 2. guilty, punishable (Gen. 18:23). 3. wicked, ungodly person (Ps. 1:1).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀνόμουσ ἀνομίαν ἁμαρτωλῶν ἀνόμου ἀσεβήσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7562:

ἀνόμουσ 2× (6.8%)

ἀνομίαν 2× (6.8%)

ἁμαρτωλῶν 2× (6.3%)

ἀνόμου 2× (6.3%)

ἀσεβήσ 2× (5.8%)

ἀνομίασ 2× (4.8%)

כסל כּסֶל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כסל

keçel

Definition

properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trust

Root

from H3688 (כסל);

Exhaustive

from כסל; properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trust; confidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3689

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סַל

noun masculine • Root סלל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1022

A basket, a wicker-basket, i.e. made of rods, for bread or flesh.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: μηρίων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3689:

μηρίων 6× (42.3%)

והסכלות וְהַסִּכְלוּת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

סכלות

çiklûwth

Definition

silliness

Root

or שכלות; (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from H5528 (סכל);

Exhaustive

or שכלות; (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from סכל; silliness; folly, foolishness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5531

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סִכְלוּת

noun feminine • Root סכל • Strongs / High • Page 1021

folly.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סִכְלוּת

f. verbal • Root סכל • Page 475

Folly, an Aramean word (Ecc. 2: 3, 12, 13; 7: 25; 10: 1, 13).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἀφροσύνη ἀφροσύνην

LXX Usage Statistics

H5531b:

ἀφροσύνη 2× (25.5%)

ἀφροσύνην 2× (23.4%)

הוללות הוֹלֵלוֹת׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הוללה

hôwlêlâh

Definition

folly

Root

feminine active participle of H1984 (הלל);

Exhaustive

feminine active participle of הלל; folly; madness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1947

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הוֹלֵלוֹת

noun • Root הלל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 403

Madness, raving.

Matched via consonantal key only

הוֹלֵלוּת

noun feminine • Root הלל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 395

folly, senselessness.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הוֹלֵלָה

f. plur. הוֹלֵלוֹת • Root הלל • Page 183

foolishness, madness (Ecc. 1:17; 2:12).

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1947:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
I went round about, I and my heart, to know, and to examine, and to search out wisdom and understanding, and to know the injustice of folly, and the folly of wickedness:

LITV Translation:
And I turned my heart about, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things , and to know the wickedness of folly, and the foolishness of madness:

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
I and my heart went round about to know, And to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, And to know the folly and trouble And madness of the ungodly man.