H0239 H0239
he pondered, weighed — examined carefully or tested for truth
In Ecclesiastes 12:9, we read that Qoheleth 'pondered and sought out and arranged many proverbs.' The Piel verb denotes careful examination, weighing, or testing — akin to assaying metals for purity. It suggests intellectual rigor and editorial discernment. Qoheleth didn't merely collect sayings; he weighed their truth, tested their coherence, and arranged them thoughtfully. This verb honors the wisdom teacher's craft: discernment, critical thought, and the patient work of shaping insight into memorable form.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Piel perfect verb meaning 'to weigh, test, ponder, examine carefully,' often used metaphorically for intellectual or moral discernment (parallel to Arabic 'weigh'). The context in Ecclesiastes 12:9 describes Qoheleth's editorial method: he pondered (weighed) proverbs before arranging them, suggesting critical evaluation. Spanish 'ponderó' (he pondered/weighed) and the parallelism with 'searched out' and 'arranged' emphasize the deliberate, thoughtful labor of wisdom composition. 1×
AR["وِ-أِزِّين"]·ben["এবং-কান-পেতেছিলেন"]·DE["und-Ohr"]·EN["and-he-pondered"]·FR["et-ואזן"]·heb["ו-איזן"]·HI["और-तौला"]·ID["dan-menimbang"]·IT["e-e-egli-pondered"]·jav["lan-nabuh"]·KO["그리고-들었다"]·PT["e-ponderou"]·RU["и-исследовал,"]·ES["y-ponderó"]·SW["na-aliweza"]·TR["ve-dinledi"]·urd["اور-تولا"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [אָזַן] vb. only Pi. Pf. weigh, test, prove (cf. Arabic وَزَنَ weigh, also Arabic & Aramaic deriv.); וְאִזֵּן (conj.) Ec 12:9 (‖ חִקֵּר, תִּקֵּן).