Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 11:2 Interlinear
“Give a portion to seven and also to eight for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תֶּן | H5414 | Give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 2 | חֵ֥לֶק | H2506 | a portion | properly, smoothness (of the tongue) |
| 3 | לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה | H7651 | to seven | seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number |
| 4 | וְגַ֣ם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 5 | לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה | H8083 | and also to eight | a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth |
| 6 | כִּ֚י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 7 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | תֵדַ֔ע | H3045 | for thou knowest | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 9 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 10 | יִּהְיֶ֥ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 11 | רָעָ֖ה | H7451 | not what evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 12 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | H776 | shall be upon the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters ...
Ecclesiastes 11:2 (current)Give a portion to seven and also to eight for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth
Ecclesiastes 11:3 be full If the clouds of rain themselves upon the earth...