הוֹלֵלָה

ho.le.lahmadnessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences1 book4 verses

Definition

feminine active participle of H1984; folly
Traditional renderings: madness.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4 total
  1. Ecclesiastes 1:17הוֹלֵל֖וֹת · madness
    So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:12וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת · and madness
    Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:25הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ · of madness
    I 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.
  4. Ecclesiastes 9:3וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת · and madness
    This 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.