The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The preacher ſought to finde out † acceptable words, and that which was written was vpright, euen wordes of trueth.
אֶמֶת , adverb, feminine noun, ʾemet — firmness, faithfulness, truth (value 441)
H571,
אֶמֶת ʼemeth, eh'-meth; contracted from H539; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.feminine noun
firmness, faithfulness, truth
sureness, reliability
stability, continuance
faithfulness, reliableness
truth
as spoken
of testimony and judgment
of divine instruction
truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge
true doctrine
adverb
in truth, truly
Used in 125 Verses, 23 Books 127  Occurrence Count
בָּקַשׁ , verb, bakash — to seek (value 402)
H1245,
בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).to seek, require, desire, exact, request
(Piel)
to seek to find
to seek to secure
to seek the face
to desire, demand
to require, exact
to ask, request
(Pual) to be sought
Used in 215 Verses, 33 Books 225  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
חֵפֶץ , masculine noun, heyfetz — delight, pleasure (value 178)
H2656,
חֵפֶץ chêphets, khay'-fets; from H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind):—acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.delight, pleasure
delight
desire, longing
the good pleasure
that in which one takes delight
Used in 38 Verses, 12 Books 39  Occurrence Count
יֹשֶׁר , masculine noun, yosher — straightness, uprightness (value 510)
H3476,
יֹשֶׁר yôsher, yo'-sher; from H3474; the right:—equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).straightness, uprightness
straightness, evenness (moral implications)
rightness, uprightness
what is right, what is due
Used in 14 Verses, 7 Books 14  Occurrence Count
כָּתַב , verb, katav — to write (value 422)
H3789,
כָּתַב kâthab, kaw-thab'; a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe):—describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).to write, record, enrol
(Qal)
to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on
to write down, describe in writing
to register, enrol, record
to decree
(Niphal)
to be written
to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled
(Piel) to continue writing
Used in 212 Verses, 25 Books 224  Occurrence Count
מָצָא , verb, matzaʾ — to attain to, find (value 131)
H4672,
מָצָא mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'; a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:— be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.to find, attain to
(Qal)
to find
to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
to find (what is lost)
to meet, encounter
to find (a condition)
to learn, devise
to find out
to find out
to detect
to guess
to come upon, light upon
to happen upon, meet, fall in with
to hit
to befall
(Niphal)
to be found
to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
to appear, be recognised
to be discovered, be detected
to be gained, be secured
to be, be found
to be found in
to be in the possession of
to be found in (a place), happen to be
to be left (after war)
to be present
to prove to be
to be found sufficient, be enough
(Hiphil)
to cause to find, attain
to cause to light upon, come upon, come
to cause to encounter
to present (offering)
Used in 425 Verses, 34 Books 453  Occurrence Count
קֹהֶלֶת , masculine noun, kohelet — "a collector (of sentences)", "a preacher", a son of David (value 535)
H6953,
קֹהֶלֶת qôheleth, ko-heh'-leth; feminine of active participle from H6950; a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer); abstractly, preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', Koheleth):—preacher.collector (of sentences), preacher, public speaker, speaker in an assembly, Qoheleth
Used in 7 Verses, 1 Book 7  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 12:10Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי־חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת׃ |
| Verse #17534 (Ch. #671) — 9 words, 33 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The preacher |
H6953kohelet |
קֹהֶלֶת |
535 |
| sought |
H1245bakash |
בָּקַשׁ |
402 |
| to find out |
H4672matzaʾ |
מָצָא |
131 |
| acceptable |
H2656heyfetz |
חֵפֶץ |
178 |
| words: |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| and that which was written |
H3789katav |
כָּתַב |
422 |
| was upright, |
H3476yosher |
יֹשֶׁר |
510 |
| even words |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| of truth. |
H571ʾemet |
אֶמֶת |
441 |
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