Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 12:6 Interlinear

Or ever cord the silver be broken bowl or the golden be broken or the pitcher at the fountain be broken or the wheel at the cistern

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עַ֣דH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
2אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
3לֹֽאH3808Or evernot (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4יֵרָחֵק֙H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
5חֶ֣בֶלH2256cordruin
6הַכֶּ֔סֶףH3701the silversilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
7וְנָרֹ֥ץH7533be brokento crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
8גֻּלַּ֣תH1543bowla fountain, bowl or globe (all as round)
9הַזָּהָ֑בH2091or the goldengold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
10וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרH7665be brokento burst (literally or figuratively)
11כַּד֙H3537or the pitcherproperly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes
12עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13הַמַּבּ֔וּעַH4002at the fountaina fountain
14וְנָרֹ֥ץH7533be brokento crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
15הַגַּלְגַּ֖לH1534or the wheela wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled)
16אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
17הַבּֽוֹר׃H953at the cisterna pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 12:5 of that which is high Also when they shall be afraid and fears shall be in the way shall flourish...
Ecclesiastes 12:6 (current) Or ever cord the silver be broken bowl or the golden be broken or the pitcher at the fountain be broken or the wheel at the cistern
Ecclesiastes 12:7return Then shall the dust to the earth as it was and the spirit...

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