Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 11:6 Interlinear

In the morning sow thy seed and in the evening withhold not thine hand for thou knowest not whether shall prosper either this or that or whether they both shall be alike good

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙H1242In the morningproperly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
2זְרַ֣עH2232sowto sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4זַרְעֶ֔ךָH2233thy seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
5וְלָעֶ֖רֶבH6153and in the eveningdusk
6אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
7תַּנַּ֣חH3240withholdto deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
8יָדֶ֑ךָH3027not thine handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
9כִּי֩H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10אֵֽינְךָ֙H369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
11יוֹדֵ֜עH3045for thou knowestto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
12אֵ֣יH335not whetherwhere? hence how?
13זֶ֤הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
14יִכְשָׁר֙H3787shall prosperby implication, to be acceptable; also to succeed or prosper
15הֲזֶ֣הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
16אוֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
17זֶ֔הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
18וְאִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
19שְׁנֵיהֶ֥םH8147either this or that or whether they bothtwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
20כְּאֶחָ֖דH259shall be alikeproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
21טוֹבִֽים׃H2896goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit...
Ecclesiastes 11:6 (current)In the morning sow thy seed and in the evening withhold not thine hand for thou knowest not whether shall prosper either this or that or whether they both shall be alike good
Ecclesiastes 11:7is sweet Truly the light and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold ...

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