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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).
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 Box Ecc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 - So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?[fn]).

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:3 - It seems so tragic that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. That is why people are not more careful to be good. Instead, they choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.
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