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Ecclesiastes 7:23

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3605 All כל

H2090 this זה

H5254 have I proved נסיתי

H2451 by wisdom בחכמה

H559 I said אמרתי

H2449 I will be wise אחכמה

H1931 but it והיא

H7350 was far רחוקה

H4480 from ממני׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H3605 All

H2090 this

have

H5254 proved

H2451 wisdom

H559 said

will

H2449 wise

but

H1931 it

was

H7350 far

H4480 from

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2449

Hebrew: חָכַם

Transliteration: châkam

Pronunciation: khaw-kam'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: X-(idiom) {exceeding} teach {wisdom} be (make {self} shew self) {wise} deal (never so) {wisely} make wiser.

Definition:

A primitive {root} to be wise (in {mind} word or act)

1. to be wise

a. (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely

b. (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct

c. (Pual) to be made wise

d. (Hiphil) to make wise

e. (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906