Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Thyself
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
over much | H7235 | רָבָה |
[Verb] to increase (in whatever respect) |
neither | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
make thyself | H8074 | שָׁמֵם |
[Verb] to stun (or intransitively grow {numb }) that {is} devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) |
over wise | H2449 | חָכַם |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to be wise (in {mind} word or act) |
why | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
shouldest thou destroy thyself | H8074 | שָׁמֵם |
[Verb] to stun (or intransitively grow {numb }) that {is} devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.