Ecclesiasteschapter 8
17 verses · BSBEcclesiastes book hub →
Original Language
Ecclesiastes 8— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Who Is as the Wise Man? Keep the King's Command1
Ecclesiastes 8:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
מִ֚יmiwho?H4310כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םkehechakham[is] like the wise [person]H2450וּמִ֥יumiand who?H4310יוֹדֵ֖עַyodea'[is] knowingH3045פֵּ֣שֶׁרpesher[the] interpretation ofH6592דָּבָ֑רdavara matterH1697חָכְמַ֤תchakhemat[the] wisdom ofH2451אָדָם֙ʾadamanyoneH120תָּאִ֣ירtairit makes shineH215פָּנָ֔יוpanavface hisH6440וְעֹ֥זveozand [the] strength ofH5797פָּנָ֖יוpanavface hisH6440יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃yeshune'it is changedH8132
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise person. Who in the world is as important as a wise man?
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001
Aramaic Targum to Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is as a wise man, that he can stand before the wisdom of the Lord, and know the interpretations of his words, like the prophets? The wisdom of a wise man enlightens the brightness of his face among the righteous, and as for the impudent, all his ways are changed from good to bad.
Read it in full at Sefaria · Coheleth, trans. by C.D.Ginsburg, London 1861
Ecclesiastes 8:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אַל־ʾal-may notH408תִּבָּהֵ֤לtibahelyou be hastyH926מִפָּנָיו֙mipanavfrom before himH6440תֵּלֵ֔ךְtelekhyou will goH1980אַֽל־ʾal-may notH408תַּעֲמֹ֖דtaamodyou standH5975בְּדָבָ֣רbedavarin a matterH1697רָ֑עra'evilH7451כִּ֛יkiforH3588כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherthatH834יַחְפֹּ֖ץyachpotzhe will desireH2654יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃yaasehhe will doH6213
Ecclesiastes 8:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:7· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:8· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אֵ֣יןʾeinthere notH369אָדָ֞םʾadam[is] anyoneH120שַׁלִּ֤יטshalithaving masteryH7989בָּר֙וּחַ֙baruachover the windH7307לִכְל֣וֹאlikhlo'to restrainH3607אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָר֔וּחַharuachthe windH7307וְאֵ֤יןveeinand there notH369שִׁלְטוֹן֙shilton[is] masteryH7983בְּי֣וֹםbeyomover [the] day ofH3117הַמָּ֔וֶתhamavet<the> deathH4194וְאֵ֥יןveeinand there notH369מִשְׁלַ֖חַתmishlachat[is] dischargeH4917בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahin the battleH4421וְלֹֽא־velo'-and notH3808יְמַלֵּ֥טyemaletit will rescueH4422רֶ֖שַׁעresha'wickednessH7562אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853בְּעָלָֽיו׃bealavowners itsH1167
Ecclesiastes 8:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605זֶ֤הzehthisH2088רָאִ֙יתִי֙raitiI have seenH7200וְנָת֣וֹןvenatonand I have givenH5414אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853לִבִּ֔יlibiheart myH3820לְכָֽל־lekholto everyH3605מַעֲשֶׂ֔הmaasehdeedH4639אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂ֖הnaasahit is doneH6213תַּ֣חַתtachatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe sunH8121עֵ֗תʾeta timeH6256אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherwhenH834שָׁלַ֧טshalathe domineersH7980הָאָדָ֛םhaadam<the> personH120בְּאָדָ֖םbeadamover a personH120לְרַ֥עlera'for evilH7451לֽוֹ׃loof him
Sentence Not Executed Speedily — and God's Work Past Finding Out10
Ecclesiastes 8:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וּבְכֵ֡ןuvekhenand in suchH3651רָאִיתִי֩raitiI have seenH7200רְשָׁעִ֨יםreshaimwicked [people]H7563קְבֻרִ֜יםkevurimbeing buriedH6912וָבָ֗אוּvavauand they cameH935וּמִמְּק֤וֹםumimekomand from a place ofH4725קָדוֹשׁ֙kadovoshholyH6918יְהַלֵּ֔כוּyehalekhuthey wentH1980וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּveyishtakechuand they may be forgottenH7911בָעִ֖ירvairin the cityH5892אֲשֶׁ֣רʾasherwhereH834כֵּן־ken-rightH3651עָשׂ֑וּʾasuthey had doneH6213גַּם־gam-alsoH1571זֶ֖הzehthisH2088הָֽבֶל׃havel[is] futilityH1892
Aramaic Targum to Ecclesiastes 8:10
And indeed I have seen sinners who are buried and blotted out of the world, from the holy place where the righteous dwell, and went to be burned in Gehenna, and are forgotten from among the inhabitants of the city, and as they have done to others, so it is done to them; also this is vanity.
Read it in full at Sefaria · Coheleth, trans. by C.D.Ginsburg, London 1861
Ecclesiastes 8:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אֲשֶׁר֙ʾasherthatH834אֵין־ʾein-notH369נַעֲשָׂ֣הnaasahit is doneH6213פִתְגָ֔םfitgam[the] sentence ofH6599מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaaseh[the] deed ofH4639הָרָעָ֖הharaahthe evilH7451מְהֵרָ֑הmeherahquicklyH4120עַל־ʾal-there-H5921כֵּ֡ןken-foreH3651מָלֵ֞אmale'it is fullH4390לֵ֧בlev[the] heart ofH3820בְּֽנֵי־benei-[the] children ofH1121הָאָדָ֛םhaadam<the> humankindH120בָּהֶ֖םbahemin <the> themלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doH6213רָֽע׃ra'evilH7451
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because the execution of sentence. Punishment for the evil deeds [is not done] quickly. For the Holy One, Blessed Is He, does not rush to mete out retribution upon the evildoers, and therefore, they think that there is no judgment, and they are encouraged to do evil.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001
Ecclesiastes 8:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אֲשֶׁ֣רʾasherthatH834חֹטֶ֗אchote'a sinnerH2398עֹשֶׂ֥הʾoseh[is] doingH6213רָ֛עra'evilH7451מְאַ֖תmeata hundred [times]H3967וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְumaarikhand [he is] prolongingH748ל֑וֹlofor <the> himselfכִּ֚יkiforH3588גַּם־gam-alsoH1571יוֹדֵ֣עַyodea'[am] knowingH3045אָ֔נִיʾaniIH589אֲשֶׁ֤רʾasherthatH834יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-it will belongH1961טּוֹב֙tovgoodH2896לְיִרְאֵ֣יleyireito [those] fearingH3373הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohim<of the> GodH430אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherthatH834יִֽירְא֖וּyireuthey fearH3372מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃milefanavfrom to before himH6440
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 8:12
Though a sinner, etc. Because they see that the sinner does evil a hundred thousand and myriads [of times], and the Holy One, Blessed Is He, grants him an extension without meting out retribution.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001
Ecclesiastes 8:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְטוֹב֙vetovand goodH2896לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehit will belongH1961לָֽרָשָׁ֔עlarasha'to the wickedH7563וְלֹֽא־velo'-and notH3808יַאֲרִ֥יךְyaarikhhe will prolongH748יָמִ֖יםyamimdaysH3117כַּצֵּ֑לkatzellike <the> shadowH6738אֲשֶׁ֛רʾasherthatH834אֵינֶ֥נּוּʾeinenunot heH369יָרֵ֖אyare'he has fearedH3373מִלִּפְנֵ֥יmilifneifrom to beforeH6440אֱלֹהִֽים׃ʾelohimGodH430
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 8:13
And it will not be well with the wicked. Because he does not fear God. 27 Based on this verse, the Gemara in Kiddushin 33b states that any scholar who does not rise before his teacher is considered wicked, will not live long and will forget his learning.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001
Ecclesiastes 8:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426הֶבֶל֮hevel[is] futilityH1892אֲשֶׁ֣רʾasherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂ֣הnaasahit is doneH6213עַל־ʾal-onH5921הָאָרֶץ֒haaretzthe earthH776אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ʾasherthatH834יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426צַדִּיקִ֗יםtzadikim[are] righteous [people]H6662אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherwhomH834מַגִּ֤יעַmagia'[it is] happeningH5060אֲלֵהֶם֙ʾalehemto themH413כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkemaasehaccording to [the] deed[s] ofH4639הָרְשָׁעִ֔יםhareshaim<the> wicked [people]H7563וְיֵ֣שׁveyeshand thereH3426רְשָׁעִ֔יםreshaim[are] wicked [people]H7563שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshemagia'[to] whom [it is] happeningH5060אֲלֵהֶ֖םʾalehemto themH413כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkemaasehaccording to [the] deed[s] ofH4639הַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםhatzadikim<the> righteous [people]H6662אָמַ֕רְתִּיʾamartiI saidH559שֶׁגַּם־shegam-that alsoH1571זֶ֖הzehthisH2088הָֽבֶל׃havel[is] futilityH1892
Ecclesiastes 8:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיveshibachtiand I commendH7623אֲנִי֙ʾaniIH589אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַשִּׂמְחָ֔הhasimchah<the> gladnessH8057אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherthatH834אֵֽין־ʾein-notH369ט֤וֹבtovgoodH2896לָֽאָדָם֙laadam[belongs] to <the> humankindH120תַּ֣חַתtachatunderH8478הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121כִּ֛יkithatH3588אִם־ʾim-exceptH518לֶאֱכ֥וֹלleekholto eatH398וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתvelishtotand to drinkH8354וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַvelismoachand to be happyH8055וְה֞וּאvehu'and thatH1931יִלְוֶ֣נּוּyilvenuit will accompany himH3867בַעֲמָל֗וֹvaamaloin toil hisH5999יְמֵ֥יyemei[the] days ofH3117חַיָּ֛יוchaiyavlife hisH2416אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whichH834נָֽתַן־natan-he has givenH5414ל֥וֹloto <the> himהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohim<the> GodH430תַּ֥חַתtachatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe sunH8121
Ecclesiastes 8:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רkaasher<just> whenH834נָתַ֤תִּיnatatiI gaveH5414אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853לִבִּי֙libiheart myH3820לָדַ֣עַתladaatto knowH3045חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahwisdomH2451וְלִרְאוֹת֙velirotand to seeH7200אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןhainyanthe taskH6045אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂ֖הnaasahit is doneH6213עַל־ʾal-onH5921הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretzthe earthH776כִּ֣יkiforH3588גַ֤םgamalsoH1571בַּיּוֹם֙baiyomin <the> dayH3117וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהuvalaylahand in <the> nightH3915שֵׁנָ֕הshenahsleepH8142בְּעֵינָ֖יוbeeinavin view hisH5869אֵינֶ֥נּוּʾeinenunot heH369רֹאֶֽה׃roeh[is] seeingH7200
Ecclesiastes 8:17· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְרָאִיתִי֮veraitiand I sawH7200אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaaseh[the] work ofH4639הָאֱלֹהִים֒haelohim<the> GodH430כִּי֩kithatH3588לֹ֨אlo'notH3808יוּכַ֜לyukhalhe is ableH3201הָאָדָ֗םhaadam<the> humankindH120לִמְצוֹא֙limtzo'to find outH4672אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙hamaasehthe workH4639אֲשֶׁ֣רʾasherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂ֣הnaasahit is doneH6213תַֽחַת־tachat-underH8478הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121בְּ֠שֶׁלbeshelin that <to>אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherthatH834יַעֲמֹ֧לyaamolhe toilsH5998הָאָדָ֛םhaadam<the> humankindH120לְבַקֵּ֖שׁlevakeshto seekH1245וְלֹ֣אvelo'and notH3808יִמְצָ֑אyimtza'he will find outH4672וְגַ֨םvegamand alsoH1571אִם־ʾim-ifH518יֹאמַ֤רyomarhe will sayH559הֶֽחָכָם֙hechakhamthe wise [person]H2450לָדַ֔עַתladaatto knowH3045לֹ֥אlo'notH3808יוּכַ֖לyukhalhe will be ableH3201לִמְצֹֽא׃limtzo'to find outH4672