Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 10:11 Interlinear

“ will bite Surely the serpent without enchantment is no better and a babbler”

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Ecclesiastes 10 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אִם	H518		used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2	יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ	H5391	will bite	to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
3	הַנָּחָ֖שׁ	H5175	Surely the serpent	a snake (from its hiss)
4	בְּלוֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5	לָ֑חַשׁ	H3908	without enchantment	properly, a whisper, i.e., by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
6	וְאֵ֣ין	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
7	יִתְר֔וֹן	H3504	is no better	preeminence, gain
8	לְבַ֖עַל	H1167		a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
9	הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃	H3956	and a babbler	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,

Ecclesiastes 10:11 (current) will bite Surely the serpent without enchantment is no better and a babbler