Ecclesiastes 9:16
Common
SIBI-P1
SIBI-P2
Then I said
and I say
—
I
I (myself)
—
is better
a good thing
—
wisdom
wisdom
—
than strength
than might
—
the wisdom
and the wisdom of
—
of the poor man
the impoverished man
—
is despised
a despised one (feminine singular)
—
and his words
and the words of him
—
are not
they are non-existent
—
heard
those being heard
—
Interlinear Text
וְ/אָמַ֣רְתִּי
𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉
veamareti
Then I said
and I say
HC/Vqp1cs
אָ֔נִי
𐤀𐤍𐤉
ani
Ine (Bemba)
I
I (myself)
HPp1cs
טוֹבָ֥ה
𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄
tovah
is better
a good thing
HAafsa
חָכְמָ֖ה
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄
chakhemah
wisdom
wisdom
HNcfsa
מִ/גְּבוּרָ֑ה
𐤌/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤄
migevurah
than strength
than might
HR/Ncfsa
וְ/חָכְמַ֤ת
𐤅/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕
vechakhemat
the wisdom
and the wisdom of
HC/Ncfsc
הַ/מִּסְכֵּן֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍
hamiseken
of the poor man
the impoverished man
HTd/Aamsa
בְּזוּיָ֔ה
𐤁𐤆𐤅𐤉𐤄
bezuyah
is despised
a despised one (feminine singular)
HVqsfsa
וּ/דְבָרָ֖י/ו
𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅
udevarayv
and his words
and the words of him
HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
אֵינָ֥/ם
𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌
eynam
are not
they are non-existent
HTn/Sp3mp
נִשְׁמָעִֽים
𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤌
nishemaim
heard
those being heard
HVNsmpa
Grammar & Analysis
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְ/אָמַ֣רְתִּי veamareti | Then I said | HC/Vqp1cs | H559 |
| 2 | אָ֔נִי ani Ine (Bemba) | I | HPp1cs | H589 |
| 3 | טוֹבָ֥ה tovah | is better | HAafsa | H2896 |
| 4 | חָכְמָ֖ה chakhemah | wisdom | HNcfsa | H2451 |
| 5 | מִ/גְּבוּרָ֑ה migevurah | than strength | HR/Ncfsa | H1369 |
| 6 | וְ/חָכְמַ֤ת vechakhemat | the wisdom | HC/Ncfsc | H2451 |
| 7 | הַ/מִּסְכֵּן֙ hamiseken | of the poor man | HTd/Aamsa | H4542 |
| 8 | בְּזוּיָ֔ה bezuyah | is despised | HVqsfsa | H959 |
| 9 | וּ/דְבָרָ֖י/ו udevarayv | and his words | HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms | H1697 |
| 10 | אֵינָ֥/ם eynam | are not | HTn/Sp3mp | H369 |
| 11 | נִשְׁמָעִֽים nishemaim | heard | HVNsmpa | H8085 |