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Lexicon :: Strong's H1947 - hôlēlâ

Aa
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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 -

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12

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Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the king’s successor[fn] be like? He[fn] will do what has already been done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 -

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:3

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This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live; after that they go to the dead.

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