Strong's Concordance
Original word: הוֹלֵלוֹת
Transliteration: holelah
Definition (short): madness
Definition (full): madness
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from halal
Definition: madness
NASB Translation: insanity (1), madness (3).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries.
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References
KJV:
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
NASB:
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
KJV:
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
NASB:
So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?
KJV:
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
NASB:
I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.
KJV:
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
NASB:
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.