For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
For what hath the wiſe more then the foole? what hath the poore, that knoweth to walke before the liuing?
הָלַךְ , verb, halakh — to go, come, walk (value 55)
H1980,
הָלַךְ hâlak, haw-lak'; akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, be eased, enter, exercise (self), follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, × more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), send, speedily, spread, still, surely, tale-bearer, travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, × be weak, whirl.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Piel)
to walk
to walk (fig.)
(Hithpael)
to traverse
to walk about
(Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 470 Verses, 34 Books 498  Occurrence Count
חַי , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, hay — alive, living (value 18)
H2416,
חַי chay, khah'-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.adjective
living, alive
green (of vegetation)
flowing, fresh (of water)
lively, active (of man)
reviving (of the springtime)
masculine noun
relatives
life (abstract emphatic)
life
sustenance, maintenance
feminine noun
living thing, animal
animal
life
appetite
revival, renewal
community
Used in 450 Verses, 29 Books 497  Occurrence Count
חָכָם , adjective, hakham — wise (value 68)
H2450,
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).wise, wise (man)
skilful (in technical work)
wise (in administration)
shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
learned, shrewd (class of men)
prudent
wise (ethically and religiously)
Used in 133 Verses, 18 Books 136  Occurrence Count
יָדַע , verb, yadaʿ — to know (value 84)
H3045,
יָדַע yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'; 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, × 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, be learned, lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, × prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), × will be, wist, wit, wot.to know
(Qal)
to know
to know, learn to know
to perceive
to perceive and see, find out and discern
to discriminate, distinguish
to know by experience
to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
to consider
to know, be acquainted with
to know (a person carnally)
to know how, be skilful in
to have knowledge, be wise
(Niphal)
to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
to make oneself known
to be perceived
to be instructed
(Piel) to cause to know
(Poal) to cause to know
(Pual)
to be known
known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
(Hiphil) to make known, declare
(Hophal) to be made known
(Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Used in 873 Verses, 35 Books 930  Occurrence Count
יוֹתֵר , adverb, conjunction, masculine noun, yoteyr — superiority, advantage, excess (value 616)
H3148,
יוֹתֵר yôwthêr, yo-thare'; active participle of H3498; properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction:—better, more(-over), over, profit.masculine noun
superiority, advantage, excess
adverb
excess, better
conjunction
besides, moreover, more
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
כְּסִיל , masculine noun, kəsiyl — stupid fellow, dullard, fool (value 120)
H3684,
כְּסִיל keçîyl, kes-eel'; from H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly:—fool(-ish).fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
Used in 69 Verses, 3 Books 70  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  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
נֶגֶד , adjective, adverb (with a preposition), substantive, neged — in front of, in sight of, opposite to (value 57)
H5048,
נֶגֶד neged, neh'-ghed; from H5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before:—about, (over) against, × aloof, × far (off), × from, over, presence, × other side, sight, × to view.substantive
what is conspicuous, what is in front of
adverb
in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of
in front of oneself, straightforward
before your face, in your view or purpose
with preposition
what is in front of, corresponding to
in front of, before
in the sight or presence of
parallel to
over, for
in front, opposite
at a distance
preposition
from the front of, away from
from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from
from before, in front of
as far as the front of
Used in 142 Verses, 30 Books 150  Occurrence Count
עָנִי , adjective, ʿaniy — poor, afflicted, humble (value 130)
H6041,
עָנִי ʻânîy, aw-nee'; from H6031; (practically the same as H6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 subjective and objective); depressed, in mind or circumstances:—afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.poor, afflicted, humble, wretched
poor, needy
poor and weak
poor, weak, afflicted, wretched
humble, lowly
Used in 74 Verses, 14 Books 76  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 6:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃ |
| Verse #17426 (Ch. #665) — 12 words, 41 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For what hath the wise |
H2450hakham |
חָכָם |
68 |
| more |
H3148yoteyr |
יוֹתֵר |
616 |
| than the fool? |
H3684kəsiyl |
כְּסִיל |
120 |
| what hath the poor, |
H6041ʿaniy |
עָנִי |
130 |
| that knoweth |
H3045yadaʿ |
יָדַע |
84 |
| to walk |
H1980halakh |
הָלַךְ |
55 |
| before the living? |
H2416hay |
חַי |
18 |
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