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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | גַּ֣ם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 2 | בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ | H4093 | no not in thy thought | intelligence or consciousness |
| 3 | מֶ֚לֶךְ | H4428 | not the king | a king |
| 4 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 5 | תְּקַלֵּ֖ל | H7043 | Curse | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 6 | וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ | H2315 | in thy bedchamber | an apartment (usually literal) |
| 7 | מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ | H4904 | a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse | |
| 8 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 9 | תְּקַלֵּ֖ל | H7043 | Curse | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 10 | עָשִׁ֑יר | H6223 | not the rich | rich, whether literal or figurative (noble) |
| 11 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 12 | ע֤וֹף | H5775 | for a bird | a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively |
| 13 | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | H8064 | of the air | the 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 |
| 14 | יוֹלִ֣יךְ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 15 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 16 | הַקּ֔וֹל | H6963 | the voice | a voice or sound |
| 17 | וּבַ֥עַל | H1167 | and that which hath | a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) |
| 18 | הכְּנָפַ֖יִם | H3671 | wings | an 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 |
| 19 | יַגֵּ֥יד | H5046 | shall tell | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 20 | דָּבָֽר׃ | H1697 | the matter | a 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