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Ecclesiastes 10

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3 Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Ecclesiastes 10:3. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 70
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ כשהסכל הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃

11 word entries
וְגַם
Lemma
c/1571
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + particle
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1571
Occurrences
249
בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ
Lemma
b/1870
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1870
Occurrences
161
כשהסכל
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + particle relative + particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5530
Occurrences
1
כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + particle relative + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5530
Occurrences
1
הֹלֵ֖ךְ
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
לִבּ֣וֹ
Lemma
3820 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3820
Occurrences
463
חָסֵ֑ר
Lemma
2638
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H2638
Occurrences
14
וְאָמַ֥ר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
לַכֹּ֖ל
Lemma
l/3605
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3605
Occurrences
332
סָכָ֥ל
Lemma
5530
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5530
Occurrences
5
הֽוּא
Lemma
1931
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H1931
Occurrences
1188
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καί γε ἐν ὁδῷ ὅταν ἄφρων πορεύηται, καρδία αὐτοῦ ὑστερήσει, καὶ ἃ λογιεῖται πάντα ἀφροσύνη ἐστίν.

16 word entries
Καί
Status
Machine-aligned lexicon entry
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Aligned to an existing lexicon entry but not manually reviewed for this LXX verse.
Note
Machine-aligned to an existing lexicon entry. Verify against the source before treating as hand-curated.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
γε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
γε
Transliteration
ge
Morphology
enclitic particle
Gloss
indeed, at least
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Emphatic enclitic particle.
Occurrences
153
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
ὁδῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hodo
Morphology
noun, feminine dative singular
Gloss
way, road, path
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Way, road, path, journey, or manner of life.
Occurrences
701
ὅταν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hotan
Morphology
temporal conjunction
Gloss
whenever, when
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Temporal conjunction.
Occurrences
191
ἄφρων
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
aphron
Morphology
adjective/substantive, nominative masculine/feminine singular
Gloss
foolish, fool
Part of Speech
adjective/substantive
Definition
Foolish, senseless, or a fool.
Occurrences
50
πορεύηται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
poreyetai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
καρδία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kardia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
heart
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Heart, inner life, mind, or will.
Occurrences
867
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
ὑστερήσει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
ysteresei
Morphology
dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅς
Transliteration
ha
Morphology
relative pronoun, nominative/accusative neuter plural
Gloss
which, things that
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Definition
Relative pronoun who, which, that.
Occurrences
4123
λογιεῖται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
logieitai
Morphology
nominative plural feminine or infinitive/verb form depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
πάντα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
πᾶς
Transliteration
pas
Morphology
adjective, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
all, every
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
All, every, whole.
Occurrences
6138
ἀφροσύνη
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
aphrosyne
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
ἐστίν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
is
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
5427
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܦ ܣܟܠܐ ܡܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܒܗ ܚܣܝܪ ܘܟܠ ܕܡܬܚܫܒ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܗܝ

11 word entries
ܘܐܦ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܐܦ
Transliteration
w'p
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
323
ܣܟܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
skl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
46
ܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܐ
Transliteration
m'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
214
ܕܐܙܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'zl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
49
ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'wrh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
116
ܠܒܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܒܗ
Transliteration
lbh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
91
ܚܣܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hsyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
13
ܘܟܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܟܠ
Transliteration
wkl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
225
ܕܡܬܚܫܒ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmthshb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
9
ܣܟܠܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
sklwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
18
ܗܝ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܝ
Transliteration
hi
Morphology
pronoun/copula, feminine singular
Gloss
she, it, is
Occurrences
578
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וְאַף בְּאוֹרְחָא סָרִיכָא בְּעִדָּן דְּשָׁטְיָא אָזִיל לִבֵּיהּ חַסִּיר מִן חוּכְמְתָא וְעָבַיד מִלִּין דְּלָא תָקְנִין לְאִתְעוֹבָדָא וְכוֹלָא אָמְרִין דְּשָׁטְיָא הוּא׃

19 word entries
וְאַף
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ואף
Transliteration
w'p
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
197
בְּאוֹרְחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
b'wrch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
119
סָרִיכָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
sryk'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
בְּעִדָּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
עדן
Transliteration
b'dn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
254
דְּשָׁטְיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dshty'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
39
אָזִיל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'zyl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
149
לִבֵּיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ביה
Transliteration
lbyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
359
חַסִּיר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chsyr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
14
מִן
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מן
Transliteration
mn
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
from, out of, than
Occurrences
2836
חוּכְמְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chwkmt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
71
וְעָבַיד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'byd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
140
מִלִּין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לין
Transliteration
mlyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
41
דְּלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דלא
Transliteration
dl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
607
תָקְנִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tqnyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
30
לְאִתְעוֹבָדָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l't'wbd'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
3
וְכוֹלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wkwl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
13
אָמְרִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'mryn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
157
דְּשָׁטְיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dshty'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
39
הוּא׃
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
הוא
Transliteration
hw'
Morphology
personal/demonstrative pronoun
Gloss
he, it
Occurrences
992
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Sed et in via stultus ambulans, cum ipse insipiens sit, omnes stultos æstimat.

13 word entries
sed
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sed
Transliteration
sed
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1637
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
via
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uia
Transliteration
via
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
853
stultus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
stultus
Transliteration
stultus
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
129
ambulans
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ambulo
Transliteration
ambulans
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
412
cum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cum
Transliteration
cum
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5272
ipse
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ipse
Transliteration
ipse
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
2134
insipiens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
insipiens
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
53
sit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
sit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
omnes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
omnis
Transliteration
omnes
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5506
stultos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
stultus
Transliteration
stultos
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
129
aestimat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
aestimo
Transliteration
aestimat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
49

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

7 relevance votes

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

2 relevance votes

1 Peter 4:4

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you.

2 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

2 relevance votes
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