Ecclesiastes 2:2
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שְׂחוֹק
sᵉchôwq
laughter (in merriment or defiance)
הָלַל
hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Key Terms in This Verse
הָלַל hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
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