For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
For wiſedome is a † defence, and money is a defence: but the excellencie of knowledge is, that wiſedome giueth life to them that haue it.
בַּעַל , masculine noun, baʿal — owner, lord (value 102)
H1167,
בַּעַל baʻal, bah'-al; from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):— archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.owner, husband, lord
owner
a husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
(noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
lord (used of foreign gods)
Used in 78 Verses, 19 Books 82  Occurrence Count
דַּעַת , masculine/feminine noun, daʿat — knowledge (value 474)
H1847,
דַּעַת daʻath, dah'-ath; from H3045; knowledge:—cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).knowledge
knowledge, perception, skill
discernment, understanding, wisdom
Used in 91 Verses, 16 Books 93  Occurrence Count
חָיָה , verb, haya — to live (value 23)
H2421,
חָיָה châyâh, khaw-yaw'; a primitive root (compare H2331, H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive:—keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
(Qal)
to live
to have life
to continue in life, remain alive
to sustain life, to live on or upon
to live (prosperously)
to revive, be quickened
from sickness
from discouragement
from faintness
from death
(Piel)
to preserve alive, let live
to give life
to quicken, revive, refresh
to restore to life
to cause to grow
to restore
to revive
(Hiphil)
to preserve alive, let live
to quicken, revive
to restore (to health)
to revive
to restore to life
Used in 239 Verses, 27 Books 250  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
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
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
כֶּסֶף , masculine noun, kesef — silver, money (value 160)
H3701,
כֶּסֶף keçeph, keh'-sef; from H3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:—money, price, silver(-ling).silver, money
silver
as metal
as ornament
as colour
money, shekels, talents
Used in 343 Verses, 36 Books 399  Occurrence Count
צֵל , masculine noun, tzeyl — a shadow (value 120)
H6738,
צֵל tsêl, tsale; from H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative:—defence, shade(-ow).shadow, shade
shadow (on dial)
shadow, shade (as protection)
shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
Used in 47 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 7:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ |
| Verse #17442 (Ch. #666) — 10 words, 40 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| is a defence, |
H6738tzeyl |
צֵל |
120 |
| and money |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
| is a defence: |
H6738tzeyl |
צֵל |
120 |
| but the excellency |
H3504yitron |
יִתְרוֹן |
666 |
| of knowledge |
H1847daʿat |
דַּעַת |
474 |
| is, that wisdom |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| giveth life |
H2421haya |
חָיָה |
23 |
| to them that have it. |
H1167baʿal |
בַּעַל |
102 |
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