Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1947 |
|---|---|
| Word: | הוֹלֵלָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine active participle of H1984 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | howlelah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ho-lay-law' |
| Meaning: | 1. folly |
| KJV Renderings: | madness. |
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[הוֺלֵלָה] noun feminine madness (on text see below), only plural הֹלֵלוֺת, הוֺלֵלוֺת, and only Ecclesiastes: Eccl 1:17 and I set my heart (וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי) to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly (הֹלֵלוֺת וְשִׂכְלוּת), compare הוֺלֵלוֺת Eccl 2:12 (|| id.); ׳ וְלָדַעַת רֶשַׁע כֶּסֶל וְהַסִּכְלוּת ה Eccl 7:25 i.e. to know folly to be madness; possibly read חוֺלֵלוּת, compare סִכְלוּת & following; the moral evil of it is specifically recognized in Eccl 9:3 (|| רָע).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Ecclesiastes 1:17
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Ecclesiastes 7:25
