Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 10:17 Interlinear
“Blessed art thou O land when thy king is the son of nobles and thy princes in due season eat for strength and not for drunkenness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ | H835 | Blessed | happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! |
| 2 | אֶ֔רֶץ | H776 | art thou O land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 3 | שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ | H4428 | when thy king | a king |
| 4 | בֶּן | H1121 | is the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 5 | חוֹרִ֑ים | H2715 | of nobles | properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank) |
| 6 | וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ | H8269 | and thy princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 7 | בָּעֵ֣ת | H6256 | in due season | time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc |
| 8 | יֹאכֵ֔לוּ | H398 | eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 9 | בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה | H1369 | for strength | force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory |
| 10 | וְלֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ | H8358 | and not for drunkenness | intoxicaion |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to thee O land when thy king is a child and thy princes...
Ecclesiastes 10:17 (current)Blessed art thou O land when thy king is the son of nobles and thy princes in due season eat for strength and not for drunkenness
Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness decayeth the building and through idleness of the hands droppeth through...