Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 12:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“return Then shall the dust to the earth as it was and the spirit return unto God who gave”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תָּשׁ֔וּב | H7725 | return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | הֶעָפָ֛ר | H6083 | Then shall the dust | dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud |
| 3 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | הָאָ֖רֶץ | H776 | to the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | וְהָר֣וּחַ | H7307 | as it was and the spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
| 7 | תָּשׁ֔וּב | H7725 | return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 8 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 9 | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | unto God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | נְתָנָֽהּ׃ | H5414 | who gave | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
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