Ecclesiastes 1:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1696 [e]דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
dib-bar-tî
CommunedV-Piel-Perf-1cs
589 [e]אֲנִ֤י
’ă-nî
IPro-1cs
5973 [e]עִם־
‘im-
withPrep
3820 [e]לִבִּי֙
lib-bî
my heartN-msc | 1cs
559 [e]לֵאמֹ֔ר
lê-mōr,
sayingPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
589 [e]אֲנִ֗י
’ă-nî,
IPro-1cs
2009 [e]הִנֵּ֨ה
hin-nêh
LookInterjection
1431 [e]הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי
hiḡ-dal-tî
have attained greatnessV-Hifil-Perf-1cs
3254 [e]וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙
wə-hō-w-sap̄-tî
and have gained moreConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs
2451 [e]חָכְמָ֔ה
ḥāḵ-māh
wisdomN-fs
5921 [e]עַ֛ל
‘al
thanPrep
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
allN-msc
834 [e]אֲשֶׁר־
’ă-šer-
whoPro-r
1961 [e]הָיָ֥ה
hā-yāh
wereV-Qal-Perf-3ms
6440 [e]לְפָנַ֖י
lə-p̄ā-nay
before mePrep-l | N-mpc | 1cs
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
inPrep
3389 [e]יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
yə-rū-šā-lim;
JerusalemN-proper-fs
3820 [e]וְלִבִּ֛י
wə-lib-bî
and My heartConj-w | N-msc | 1cs
7200 [e]רָאָ֥ה
rā-’āh
has understoodV-Qal-Perf-3ms
7235 [e]הַרְבֵּ֖ה
har-bêh
greatV-Hifil-InfAbs
2451 [e]חָכְמָ֥ה
ḥāḵ-māh
wisdomN-fs
1847 [e]וָדָֽעַת׃
wā-ḏā-‘aṯ.
and knowledgeConj-w | N-fs





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 1:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם־לִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְהֹוסַ֙פְתִּי֙ חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלִבִּ֛י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חָכְמָ֥ה וָדָֽעַת׃

קהלת 1:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
דברתי אני עם־לבי לאמר אני הנה הגדלתי והוספתי חכמה על כל־אשר־היה לפני על־ירושלם ולבי ראה הרבה חכמה ודעת׃

קהלת 1:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
דברתי אני עם־לבי לאמר אני הנה הגדלתי והוספתי חכמה על כל־אשר־היה לפני על־ירושלם ולבי ראה הרבה חכמה ודעת׃

קהלת 1:16 Hebrew Bible
דברתי אני עם לבי לאמר אני הנה הגדלתי והוספתי חכמה על כל אשר היה לפני על ירושלם ולבי ראה הרבה חכמה ודעת׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."

King James Bible
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge."
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