Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 10:10 - Wisdom
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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If | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
the iron | H1270 | בַּרְזֶל |
[Noun Masculine] iron (as cutting); by extension an iron implement |
be blunt | H6949 | קָהָה |
[Verb] to be dull |
and he | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
do not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
whet | H7043 | קָלַל |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) {light} literally ({swift } small: {sharp} etc.) or figuratively ({easy } trifling: {vile} etc.) |
the edge | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
then must he | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
put to | H1396 | גָּבַר |
[Verb] to be strong; by implication to {prevail} act insolently |
more strength | H2428 | חַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] probably a {force} whether of {men} means or other resources; an {army} wealth: {virtue} {valor } strength |
but wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
is profitable | H3504 | יִתְרוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] {preeminence} gain |
to | H1396 | גָּבַר |
[Verb] to be strong; by implication to {prevail} act insolently |
direct | H3787 | כָּשֵׁר |
[Verb] by implication to be acceptable; also to succeed or proser |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.