Ecclesiastes 9:17

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

דברי דִּבְרֵי

my alignment/alignments

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דבר

dâbâr

Definition

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Root

from H1696 (דבר);

Exhaustive

from דבר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1697

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 351

A word, a saying, a speech, a matter, a thing. Derived from דָּבַר I (to speak).

דָּבָר

noun • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 352

A word; speech, discourse, saying, oracle; command, precept, law, regulation; an inquiry, account, answer; utterance of God, revelation, oracle; decree, plan, proposal; report, news; a thing, matter, object of discourse; occurrence, action, history, affairs; relation, reference, way; cause, suit at law, ground.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּבַר

verb • Page 154

To speak; used in various idioms: 3. to speak with one's self or meditate (Gen. 24:45). 4. to speak or promise good concerning any one (Num. 10:29). 5. to speak kindly with any one (2 K. 25:28). 6. to speak kindly or peaceably (Ps. 28:3). 7. to pass sentence against (2 K. 25:6). Sense 2: to destroy (2 Chr. 22:10), derived from 'to drive away'. Includes Niph. (to speak together, Mal. 3:16), Hiph. (to subdue, Ps. 18:48), and Hithpa. (2 Sam. 14:13).

דֶּבֶר

m. plur. דְּבָרִים • Root דבר • Page 155

Pestilence. (Ex. 9:3, Lev. 26:25, Deut. 28:21, Hos. 13:14). Ideas of death and pestilence are often expressed by the same word.

דֹּבֶר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 155

A fold, pasture. (Mic. 2:12, Is. 5:17). Comparable to Syriac and Arabic terms for a field.

דָּבַר

verb • Root דבר • Page 153

1. Probably as its primary signification, to lead, to drive. Hence the derivatives דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה, מִדְבָּר. 2. To put in order, to arrange, connect; and hence to connect words, to speak. In Kal found in the participle דֹּבֵר and the infinitive דַּבֵּר (Ps. 51:6). Much more common in Pi. דִּבֶּר (fut. יְדַבֵּר) meaning to speak, loquor (different from אָמַר to say). Covers various grammatical constructions including speaking to (preceded by אֶל, לְ, or עִם), speaking of (preceded by אֶת or עַל), and speaking against (preceded by בְּ or אֶל). Also used to mean 'to promise' (Deut. 19:8).

דָּבָר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Page 154

1. word, speech (Ex. 4:10); denotes a command (Est. 1:19), promise (1 K. 2:4), sentiment/doctrine (Ecc. 1:1), oracle/revelation (Jer. 1:4), or historical words/chronicles (1 K. 11:41). 2. matter, thing (Ecc. 7:8); equivalent to Aramaic מִלָּא and Arabic אמר.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ῥῆμα λόγουσ λόγοσ λόγον λόγων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1697:

ῥῆμα 224× (14.7%)

λόγουσ 198× (13.0%)

λόγοσ 184× (13.3%)

λόγον 153× (10.6%)

λόγων 120× (8.3%)

ῥήματα 80× (5.1%)

λόγοι 63× (4.3%)

'' 51× (3.3%)

λόγοισ 30× (1.9%)

--- 30× (2.3%)

חכמים חֲכָמִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חכם

châkâm

Definition

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

Root

from H2449 (חכם);

Exhaustive

from חכם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2450

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָכָם

noun / masculine • Root חכם • Strongs / High • Page 483

A wise man, philosopher, guide, leader, an epithet of Hercules.

חָכָם

adjective • Root חכם • Strongs / High • Page 484

1. knowing, skillful, experienced (used as a substantive, a master); 2. wise, clear-sighted; 3. sagacious, cautious, experienced in human and divine things.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָכָם

verb • Root חכם • Page 227

1. Skilful, dexterous (Is. 3: 3; Ex. 28: 3). 2. Wise, intelligent, prudent (2 Sam. 14: 2; Job 5: 13), learned, virtuous. 3. Plur. the wise men in a royal court, such as statesmen or philosophers (Gen. 41: 8; Ex. 7: 11).

Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

LXX: σοφὸσ σοφῶν σοφοῦ σοφοὶ σοφοὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2450:

σοφὸσ 30× (21.7%)

σοφῶν 17× (12.0%)

σοφοῦ 9× (6.3%)

σοφοὶ 9× (6.0%)

σοφοὺσ 8× (5.4%)

σοφοί 5× (3.4%)

σοφὸν 5× (3.5%)

σοφοσ 4× (2.5%)

σοφοῖσ 4× (2.6%)

σοφόσ 3× (2.2%)

בנחת בְּנַחַת

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נחת

Nachath

Definition

a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness

Root

from H5182 (נחת); also (intransitively; perhaps from H5117 (נוח))

Exhaustive

from נחת; also (intransitively; perhaps from נוח); a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness; lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5183

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַחַת

noun • Root נחת • Strongs / High • Page 964

1. a descent, the coming down, going down, setting down. 2. (lowness) a proper name, masculine. 3. (feminine) rest, ease, inactivity, repose.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נַחַת

noun masculine • Root נחת • Page 439

1. a descent, a coming down (Is. 30:30). 2. a setting down, what is set down (Job 36:16).

נַחַת

noun feminine • Root נוח • Page 439

rest, quietness (Is. 30:15; Ecc. 4:6).

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5183a:

No stats available

נשמעים נִשְׁמָעים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמע

shâmaʻ

Definition

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8085

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1451

To hear (absol. or with accusative); to obey, to follow; metaphorically, to understand, to be intelligent, to be attentive; to get knowledge of, to hear a call.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁמַע and שָׁמֵעַ

verb • Root שמע • Page 687

1. to hear; to hearken, obey (Job 26:14, Ps. 92:12, Gen. 23:8, Ex. 24:7). 2. to understand (Gen. 11:7, 42:23). Also includes Niph. (to be heard), Pi. (to cause to hear, summon), and Hiph. (to cause to hear, announce, call together).

Verb Niphal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἤκουσεν ἀκούσατε ἤκουσαν ἤκουσα ἄκουε

LXX Usage Statistics

H8085:

ἤκουσεν 130× (10.0%)

ἀκούσατε 76× (6.4%)

ἤκουσαν 58× (4.6%)

ἤκουσα 42× (3.5%)

ἄκουε 37× (3.1%)

ὡσ 30× (2.6%)

ἀκοῦσαι 29× (2.1%)

ἀκούσῃ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.9%)

εἰσήκουσεν 25× (2.0%)

מזעקת מִזַּעֲקַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

זעק

zaʻaq

Definition

a shriek or outcry

Root

and (feminine) זעקהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199 (זעק);

Exhaustive

and (feminine) זעקהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from זעק; a shriek or outcry; cry(-ing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2201

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְעָקָה

noun feminine • Root זעק • Consonantal / Medium • Page 441

cry, complaint, lamentation; entreaty; raging cry.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְעָקָה

f. verbal • Root זעק • Page 207

a cry (Jer. 18:22, 20:16, Gen. 18:20).

Prep-M, Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: κραυγῆσ κραυγὴ κραυγὴν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2201:

κραυγῆσ 5× (30.9%)

κραυγὴ 3× (18.8%)

κραυγὴν 2× (10.2%)

מושל מוֹשֵׁל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משל

mâshal

Definition

to rule

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4910

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

I. To be hard, powerful, strong, mighty; Metaphor. to rule, reign, govern, command, have power; to rule over, to manage.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Strongs / High • Page 920

II. (Kal not used) to compare, to put together or beside one another for comparison, two things, from the fundamental signification to bind, to unite, to weave or twist together.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְשֹׁל

an infin. used as a noun • Root משל • Page 414

equivalent to משל no. 4. Job 17:6.

מָשַׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

I. to rule, to be master. Prov. 6:7. Construed with בְּ, Gen. 3:16; 4:7; Is. 3:4. more rarely with עַל, Prov. 28:15. Sometimes it signifies to be placed over any thing, Gen. 24:2. Construed with לְ and an infin. to have power to do any thing, Ex. 21:8. Hiph. הִמְשִׁיל to cause to rule, to appoint ruler. Ps. 8:7; Dan. 11:39. used substantively, dominion, Job 25:2.

מָשַׁל

verb qal • Root משל • Page 414

II. 1. to utter a metaphor or comparison. Ezek. 24:3. 2. to utter a proverb. Ezek. 12:23; 17:2; 18:2, 3. 3. to sing satires. Joel 2:17. Niph. to be or become similar, to be like; construed with לְ, Is. 14:10; with כְּ, Ps. 28:1; 143:7; with בְּ, Ps. 49:13, 21. Pi. to speak in parables. Ezek. 21:5. Hiph. to compare. Is. 46:5. Hithpa. to be like, similar; construed with בְּ. Job 30:19.

מָשָׁל

m. prim. • Root משל • Page 414

1. a comparison, similitude, parable. Ezek. 17:2; 24:3. 2. a sentiment, maxim, expressed for the most part by the orientalists in a pithy comparison. Prov. 26:1, 2, 3... 3. a proverb. Sam. 10:12; Ezek. 18:2, 3... 4. figurative discourse generally; hence a song, poem. Num. 23:7, 18; Job 27:1; 29:1. Particularly a satiric song, or a song of triumph over the destruction of enemies, Is. 14:4; Mic. 2:4; Hab. 2:6.

מֹשֶׁל

m. verbal • Root משל • Page 414

I. dominion. Zech. 9:10.

מֹשֶׁל

verb • Root משל • Page 414

II. something like or similar. Job 41:25.

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἄρχων κρατήσει δεσπόζει ἡγούμενοσ ἀρχόντων

LXX Usage Statistics

H4910:

ἄρχων 6× (6.8%)

κρατήσει 3× (3.5%)

δεσπόζει 3× (3.5%)

ἡγούμενοσ 3× (3.3%)

ἀρχόντων 3× (3.3%)

ἄρχοντα 3× (3.1%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

κυριεύσουσιν 2× (2.5%)

ἡγουμένων 2× (2.5%)

ἄρξει 2× (2.5%)

בכסילים בַּכְּסִילִים׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כסיל

kᵉçîyl

Definition

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

Root

from H3688 (כסל);

Exhaustive

from כסל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3684

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כְּסִיל

noun masculine • Root כסל • Strongs / High • Page 719

1. An obdurate person, a fool. Fatness and fleshiness symbolize obduracy, dulness, insensibility, and sinfulness. 2. Rich. 3. A firm one, a strong one, a hero, giant; hence the constellation Orion. 4. A proper name of a locality in the south of Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כְּסִיל

m. verbal • Root כסל • Page 323

1. a fool (Prov. 1:32; 10:1; 15:2). 2. a constellation in the heavens; according to ancient versions, Orion (Job 9:9; 38:31; Am. 5:8). Plur. כְּסִילִים Is. 13:10, meaning probably several constellations similar to Orion.

Preposition -Within Art, Adjective adjective masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἀφρόνων ἄφρων ἄφρονοσ ἄφρονι ἀσεβεῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3684:

ἀφρόνων 16× (22.8%)

ἄφρων 16× (21.2%)

ἄφρονοσ 12× (16.9%)

ἄφρονι 7× (10.4%)

ἀσεβεῖσ 3× (3.8%)

ἄφρονα 2× (2.5%)

ἄφρονεσ 2× (2.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The words of the wise being heard in quiet more than the cry of him ruling among the foolish. 18Wisdom is good above the instruments of encounter: and one sinning will destroy much good.

LITV Translation:
The words of wise men are heard in quiet, more than the cry of one who rules among fools.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The words of the wise are heard in quiet More than the cry of them that rule in folly.