Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Then I ſaw † that wiſedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkeneſſe.
אוֹר , feminine noun, ʾor — a light (value 207)
H216,
אוֹר ʼôwr, ore; from H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.):—bright, clear, day, light (-ning), morning, sun.light
light of day
light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars)
day-break, dawn, morning light
daylight
lightning
light of lamp
light of life
light of prosperity
light of instruction
light of face (fig.)
Jehovah as Israel's light
Used in 110 Verses, 21 Books 120  Occurrence Count
אֲנִי , personal pronoun, ʾaniy — I (value 61)
H589,
אֲנִי ʼănîy, an-ee'; contracted from H595; I:—I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, × which, × who.I (first pers. sing. - usually used for emphasis)
Used in 803 Verses, 37 Books 870  Occurrence Count
חׇכְמָה , feminine noun, hokhma — wisdom (value 73)
H2451,
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.wisdom
skill (in war)
wisdom (in administration)
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
wisdom (ethical and religious)
Used in 141 Verses, 14 Books 149  Occurrence Count
חֹשֶׁךְ , masculine noun, hoshekh — darkness, obscurity (value 328)
H2822,
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.darkness, obscurity
darkness
secret place
Used in 77 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
יֵשׁ , substantive, yeysh — being, substance, existence, is (value 310)
H3426,
יֵשׁ yêsh, yaysh; perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection):—(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.being, existence, substance, there is or are
substance
existence
there is or are
Used in 129 Verses, 25 Books 137  Occurrence Count
יִתְרוֹן , masculine noun, yitron — advantage, profit (value 666)
H3504,
יִתְרוֹן yithrôwn, yith-rone'; from H3498; preeminence, gain:—better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).advantage, profit, excellency
Used in 9 Verses, 1 Book 10  Occurrence Count
מִן , conjunction, preposition, min — from (value 90)
H4480,
מִן min, min; or מִנִּי minnîy; or מִנֵּי minnêy; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses:—above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, × neither, × nor, (out) of, over, since, × then, through, × whether, with.preposition
from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
out of
(with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
(of material from which something is made)
(of source or origin)
out of, some of, from (partitively)
from, since, after (of time)
than, more than (in comparison)
from...even to, both...and, either...or
than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conjunction
that
Used in 1093 Verses, 38 Books 1227  Occurrence Count
סִכְלוּת , masculine noun, sikhlut — folly (value 516)
H5531,
סִכְלוּת çiklûwth, sik-looth'; or שִׂכְלוּת siklûwth; (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from H5528; silliness:—folly, foolishness.Used in 7 Verses, 1 Book 7  Occurrence Count
רָאָה , verb, raʾa — to see (value 206)
H7200,
רָאָה râʼâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):—advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
(Qal)
to see
to see, perceive
to see, have vision
to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
to look at, gaze at
(Niphal)
to appear, present oneself
to be seen
to be visible
(Pual) to be seen
(Hiphil)
to cause to see, show
to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
(Hophal)
to be caused to see, be shown
to be exhibited to
(Hithpael) to look at each other, face
Used in 1205 Verses, 38 Books 1300  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 2:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְרָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְר֛וֹן לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן הָא֖וֹר מִן־הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
| Verse #17347 (Ch. #661) — 11 words, 46 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Then I saw |
H7200raʾa |
רָאָה |
206 |
| that |
H3426yeysh |
יֵשׁ |
310 |
| wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| excelleth |
H3504yitron |
יִתְרוֹן |
666 |
| folly, |
H5531sikhlut |
סִכְלוּת |
516 |
| as far as light |
H216ʾor |
אוֹר |
207 |
| excelleth |
H3504yitron |
יִתְרוֹן |
666 |
| darkness. |
H2822hoshekh |
חֹשֶׁךְ |
328 |
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