Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Interlinear

no not in thy thought not the king Curse in thy bedchamber Curse not the rich for a bird of the air the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1גַּ֣םH1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
2בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗H4093no not in thy thoughtintelligence or consciousness
3מֶ֚לֶךְH4428not the kinga king
4אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
5תְּקַלֵּ֖לH7043Curseto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
6וּבְחַדְרֵי֙H2315in thy bedchamberan apartment (usually literal)
7מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔H4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
8אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
9תְּקַלֵּ֖לH7043Curseto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
10עָשִׁ֑ירH6223not the richrich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
11כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
12ע֤וֹףH5775for a birda bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
13הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064of the airthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
14יוֹלִ֣יךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
15אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
16הַקּ֔וֹלH6963the voicea voice or sound
17וּבַ֥עַלH1167and that which hatha master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
18הכְּנָפַ֖יִםH3671wingsan edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinna
19יַגֵּ֥ידH5046shall tellproperly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
20דָּבָֽר׃H1697the mattera word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 10:19for laughter is made A feast and wine maketh merry ...
Ecclesiastes 10:20 (current) no not in thy thought not the king Curse in thy bedchamber Curse not the rich for a bird of the air the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter

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