That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
* That which is crooked, cannot be made ſtraight: and † that which is wanting cannot be numbred.
חֶסְרוֹן , masculine noun, hesron — a thing lacking, deficiency (value 324)
H2642,
חֶסְרוֹן cheçrôwn, khes-rone'; from H2637; deficiency:—wanting.the thing lacking, defect, deficiency
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
יָכֹל , verb, yakhol — to be able, have power (value 60)
H3201,
יָכֹל yâkôl, yaw-kole'; or (fuller) יָכוֹל yâkôwl; a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might):—be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able
(Qal)
to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach
to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor
to have ability, have strength
Used in 182 Verses, 32 Books 189  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
מָנָה , verb, mana — to count, number, reckon (value 95)
H4487,
מָנָה mânâh, maw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll:—appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare
(Qal)
to count, number
reckon, assign, appoint
(Niphal)
to be counted, be numbered
to be reckoned, be assigned
(Piel) to appoint, ordain
(Pual) appointed (participle)
Used in 27 Verses, 14 Books 28  Occurrence Count
עָוַת , verb, ʿavat — to be bent or crooked (value 476)
H5791,
עָוַת ʻâvath, aw-vath'; a primitive root; to wrest:—bow self, (make) crooked, falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.to be bent, be crooked, bend, make crooked, pervert
(Piel)
to make crooked, falsify, pervert, subvert
to bend, make crooked
(Pual) thing bent (participle)
(Hithpael) to bend oneself
Used in 10 Verses, 5 Books 11  Occurrence Count
תָּקַן , verb, takan — to become straight (value 550)
H8626,
תָּקַן tâqan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose:—set in order, make straight.to equalise, make straight, become straight
(Qal) to become straight
(Piel) to make straight, put straight, arrange in order, set in order
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 1:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מְעֻוָּ֖ת לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לִתְקֹ֑ן וְחֶסְר֖וֹן לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃ |
| Verse #17331 (Ch. #660) — 8 words, 32 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| That which is crooked |
H5791ʿavat |
עָוַת |
476 |
| cannot |
H3201yakhol |
יָכֹל |
60 |
| be made straight: |
H8626takan |
תָּקַן |
550 |
| and that which is wanting |
H2642hesron |
חֶסְרוֹן |
324 |
| cannot |
H3201yakhol |
יָכֹל |
60 |
| be numbered. |
H4487mana |
מָנָה |
95 |
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