Ecclesiastes 7:22
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
פַּעַם paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Study H6471 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
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