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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 7:12 - Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 7:12 - For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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For | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
is a defence | H6738 | צֵל |
[Noun Masculine] {shade} whether literally or figuratively |
and money | H3701 | כֶּסֶף |
[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money |
is a defence | H6738 | צֵל |
[Noun Masculine] {shade} whether literally or figuratively |
but the excellency | H3504 | יִתְרוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] {preeminence} gain |
of knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
is that wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
giveth life | H2421 | חָיָה |
[Verb] to {live} whether literally or figuratively; causatively to revive |
to them that have | H1167 | בַּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] a master; hence a {husband} or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense |
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.