Ecclesiastes 2:9

Authorized King James Version

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So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Original Language Analysis

וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי So I was great H1431
וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי So I was great
Strong's: H1431
Word #: 1 of 10
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי and increased H3254
וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי and increased
Strong's: H3254
Word #: 2 of 10
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
מִכֹּ֛ל H3605
מִכֹּ֛ל
Strong's: H3605
Word #: 3 of 10
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
שֶׁהָיָ֥ה H1961
שֶׁהָיָ֥ה
Strong's: H1961
Word #: 4 of 10
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לְפָנַ֖י more than all that were before H6440
לְפָנַ֖י more than all that were before
Strong's: H6440
Word #: 5 of 10
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם me in Jerusalem H3389
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם me in Jerusalem
Strong's: H3389
Word #: 6 of 10
jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
אַ֥ף H637
אַ֥ף
Strong's: H637
Word #: 7 of 10
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
חָכְמָתִ֖י also my wisdom H2451
חָכְמָתִ֖י also my wisdom
Strong's: H2451
Word #: 8 of 10
wisdom (in a good sense)
עָ֥מְדָה remained H5975
עָ֥מְדָה remained
Strong's: H5975
Word #: 9 of 10
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
לִּֽי׃ H0
לִּֽי׃
Strong's: H0
Word #: 10 of 10