Ecclesiastes 2:9
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
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.1 Chronicles 29:25And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.1 Kings 10:23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.