Strong's Lexicon The Teacher קֹהֶ֔לֶת (qō·he·leṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6953: 1) collector (of sentences), preacher, public speaker, speaker in an assembly, Qoheleth searched בִּקֵּ֣שׁ (biq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought to find לִמְצֹ֖א (lim·ṣō) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering) delightful חֵ֑פֶץ (ḥê·p̄eṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2656: 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight sayings דִּבְרֵי־ (diḇ·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) and to record וְכָת֥וּב (wə·ḵā·ṯūḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing accurate יֹ֖שֶׁר (yō·šer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3476: 1) straightness, uprightness 1a) straightness, evenness (moral implications) 1b) rightness, uprightness 1c) what is right, what is due words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) of truth. אֱמֶֽת׃ (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 571: n f 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth 1a) sureness, reliability 1b) stability, continuance 1c) faithfulness, reliableness 1d) truth 1d1) as spoken 1d2) of testimony and judgment 1d3) of divine instruction 1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge 1d5) true doctrine adv 2) in truth, truly Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth. Young's Literal Translation The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the upright, words of truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately. New American Standard Bible The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly. King James Bible The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth. Parallel Verses New International Version The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. New Living Translation The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly. English Standard Version The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. New American Standard Bible The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly. King James Bible The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately. International Standard Version The Teacher searched to find appropriate expressions, and what is written here is right and truthful. NET Bible The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and to write accurately truthful sayings. American Standard Version The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. English Revised Version The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. Young's Literal Translation The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth. Cross References Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Proverbs 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, Proverbs 22:21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Jump to Previous Acceptable Blamelessly Correctly Delight Delightful Find Koheleth Pleasing Preacher Right Search Searched Sought Teacher True. Truth Upright Uprightly Words Write Writing Written WroteJump to Next Acceptable Blamelessly Correctly Delight Delightful Find Koheleth Pleasing Preacher Right Search Searched Sought Teacher True. Truth Upright Uprightly Words Write Writing Written WroteLinks Ecclesiastes 12:10 NIVEcclesiastes 12:10 NLT Ecclesiastes 12:10 ESV Ecclesiastes 12:10 NASB Ecclesiastes 12:10 KJV Ecclesiastes 12:10 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 12:10 Parallel Ecclesiastes 12:10 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 12:10 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 12:10 French Bible Ecclesiastes 12:10 German Bible Ecclesiastes 12:10 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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