a.zan denotes reflective consideration in the preacher's work of teaching, searching, and arranging proverbs.

The attested use presents reflective consideration as part of the preacher's careful work alongside teaching, searching, and arranging proverbs in Ecclesiastes 12:9.

1. Reflective consideration in preparing proverbs · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:9, the Piel perfect masculine singular form occurs in the description of the preacher's activity as he taught knowledge, searched, and arranged many proverbs. The APB renders the sequence, "and he pondered and searched and arranged many proverbs."

   Ecclesiastes 12:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:9, the APB presents the activity with "he pondered" within a sequence of searching and arranging proverbs.