Ecclesiastes 1:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
לֵב
heart/ my
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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יָדַע
I knew
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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חׇכְמָה
wisdom
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חׇכְמָה
Wisdom. Chokhmah. The ability to apply knowledge rightly. It begins with the fear of the LORD and ends with godly living.
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רַעְיוֹן
is a striving of
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רַעְיוֹן
desire
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הוֹלֵלָה
madness
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הוֹלֵלָה
folly
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