New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The words speech, word Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵי֙ div·rei
of the Preacher, "a collector (of sentences)," "a preacher," a son of David Noun H6953 קֹהֶ֣לֶת ko·he·let
the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of David, perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֔ד da·vid,
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king king Noun H4428 מֶ֖לֶךְ me·lech
in Jerusalem. probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ bi·ru·sha·lim.
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Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
King James Bible The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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