הוֹלֵלָה
ho.le.lahmadnessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences1 book4 verses
Definition
feminine active participle of H1984; folly
Traditional renderings: madness.
Traditional renderings: madness.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Ecclesiastes 1:17הוֹלֵל֖וֹת · madnessSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת · and madnessThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
- Ecclesiastes 7:25הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ · of madnessI directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
- Ecclesiastes 9:3וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת · and madnessThis is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.