| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The Preacher | קֹהֶ֔לֶת | ko·he·let, | 6953 | "a collector (of sentences)," "a preacher," a son of David | from the same as qahal |
| sought | בִּקֵּ֣שׁ | bik·kesh | 1245 | to seek | a prim. root |
| to find | לִמְצֹ֖א | lim·tzo | 4672 | to attain to, find | a prim. root |
| delightful | חֵ֑פֶץ | che·fetz; | 2656 | delight, pleasure | from chaphets |
| words | דִּבְרֵי־ | div·rei- | 1697 | speech, word | from dabar |
| and to write | וְכָת֥וּב | ve·cha·tuv | 3789 | to write | a prim. root |
| words | דִּבְרֵ֥י | div·rei | 1697 | speech, word | from dabar |
| of truth | אֱמֶֽת׃ | e·met. | 571 | firmness, faithfulness, truth | from aman |
| correctly. | יֹ֖שֶׁר | yo·sher | 3476 | straightness, uprightness | from yashar |
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KJV Lexicon
The preacher
qoheleth (ko-heh'-leth)
a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer): abstractly, preaching (used as a nom de plume, Koheleth) -- preacher.
sought
baqash (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
to find out
matsa' (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
acceptable
chephets (khay'-fets)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and that which was written
kathab (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
was upright
yosher (yo'-sher)
the right -- equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
even words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of truth
'emeth (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity. |
New American Standard (©1995)
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. American King James Version
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. American Standard Version
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. Darby Bible Translation
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth. English Revised Version
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth. Webster's Bible Translation
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. World English Bible
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth. Young's Literal Translation
The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
quaesivit verba utilia et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos
TRUE Blamelessly Correctly Delight Delightful Koheleth Pleasing Preacher Search Searched Sought Truth Upright Uprightly Writing Written Wrote
Acceptable Blamelessly Correctly Delight Delightful Find Koheleth Pleasing Preacher Right Search Searched Sought Teacher True. Truth Upright Uprightly Words Write Writing Written Wrote
Acceptable Blamelessly Correctly Delight Delightful Find Koheleth Pleasing Preacher Right Search Searched Sought Teacher True. Truth Upright Uprightly Words Write Writing Written WroteEcclesiastes 12:10 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 12:10 French Eclesiastés 12:10 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 12:10 Chinese Bible |
