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Lexicon :: Strong's H1947 - hôlēlâ

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הוֹלֵלָה
Transliteration
hôlēlâ
Pronunciation
ho-lay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Act. participle of הָלַל (H1984)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 501a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: הוללה.

Strong’s Definitions

הוֹלֵלָה hôwlêlâh, ho-lay-law'; feminine active participle of H1984; folly:—madness.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1947 in the following manner: madness (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1947 in the following manner: madness (4x).
  1. madness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הוֹלֵלָה hôwlêlâh, ho-lay-law'; feminine active participle of H1984; folly:—madness.
STRONGS H1947: Abbreviations
† [הוֺלֵלָה] noun feminine madness (on text see below), only plural הֹלֵלוֺת, הוֺלֵלוֺת, and only Ecclesiastes: Ecclesiastes 1:17 and I set my heart (וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי) to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly (הֹלֵלוֺת וְשִׂכְלוּת), compare הוֺלֵלוֺת Ecclesiastes 2:12 (|| id.); וְלָדַעַת רֶשַׁע כֶּסֶל וְהַסִּכְלוּת ה׳ Ecclesiastes 7:25; i.e. to know folly to be madness; possibly read חוֺלֵלוּת, compare סִכְלוּת & following; the moral evil of it is specifically recognized in Ecclesiastes 9:3 (|| רָע).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

1:17; 2:12; 7:25; 9:3

H1947

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1947 matches the Hebrew הוֹלֵלָה (hôlēlâ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 1:17 - Y dediqué mi corazón a conocer la sabiduría, y también a entender las locuras y los desvaríos; conocí que aun esto era aflicción de espíritu.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 2:12 - Después volví yo a mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; porque ¿qué podrá hacer el hombre que venga después del rey? Nada, sino lo que ya ha sido hecho.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 7:25 - Me volví y fijé mi corazón para saber y examinar e inquirir la sabiduría y la razón, y para conocer la maldad de la insensatez y el desvarío del error.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 9:3 - Este mal hay entre todo lo que se hace debajo del sol, que un mismo suceso acontece a todos, y también que el corazón de los hijos de los hombres está lleno de mal y de insensatez en su corazón durante su vida; y después de esto se van a los muertos.
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