Ecclesiastes 1:18
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. ”
דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
מַכְאֹב
pain
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מַכְאֹב
Pain, sorrow, grief. Makkob. A man of sorrows acquainted with grief. Jesus knows pain from the inside. He walked every road we walk.
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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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יָסַף
he will increase
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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רַב
abundance of
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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כַּעַס
frustration
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כַּעַס
vexation
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