Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 7:7 - Surely
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Surely | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
oppression | H6233 | עֹשֶׁק |
[Noun Masculine] {injury} {fraud } (subjectively) {distress} (concretely) unjust gain |
maketh a wise man | H2450 | חָכָם |
[Adjective] {wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful) |
mad | H1984 | הָלַל |
[Verb] to be clear (originally of {sound} but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively to celebrate; also to stultify |
and a gift | H4979 | מַתָּנָה |
[Noun Feminine] a present; specifically (in a good sense) a sacrificial {offering} (in a bad sense) a bribe |
destroyeth | H6 | אָבַד |
[Verb] properly to wander {away} that is lose oneself; by implication to perish ({causatively} destroy) |
the heart | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.