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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 1:18 - Grief
Ecclesiastes 1:18 - For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| in much | H7230 | רֹב |
[Noun Masculine] abundance (in any respect) |
| wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
| is much | H7230 | רֹב |
[Noun Masculine] abundance (in any respect) |
| grief | H3708 | כַּעַס |
[Noun Masculine] vexation |
| and he that increaseth | H3254 | יָסַף |
[Verb] to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing) |
| knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
| increaseth | H3254 | יָסַף |
[Verb] to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing) |
| sorrow | H4341 | מַכְאֹב |
[Noun Masculine] anguish or (figuratively) affliction |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.