Original Language Studio
Ecclesiastes 2:3
“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8446 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).
- Grammar
- תַּ֣רְתִּי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 10:33Numbers 13:2Numbers 13:16Numbers 13:17Numbers 13:21
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תּוּר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.