Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 2:8 Interlinear
“I gathered me also silver and gold and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces I gat and women singers and women singers and the delights of the sons of men as musical instruments as musical instruments”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כָּנַ֤סְתִּי | H3664 | I gathered | to collect; hence, to enfold |
| 2 | לִי֙ | H0 | ||
| 3 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 4 | כֶּ֣סֶף | H3701 | me also silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 5 | וְזָהָ֔ב | H2091 | and gold | gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky |
| 6 | וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת | H5459 | and the peculiar | wealth (as closely shut up) |
| 7 | מְלָכִ֖ים | H4428 | treasure of kings | a king |
| 8 | וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת | H4082 | and of the provinces | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 9 | עָשִׂ֨יתִי | H6213 | I gat | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 10 | לִ֜י | H0 | ||
| 11 | וְשָׁר֗וֹת | H7891 | and women singers | to sing |
| 12 | וְשָׁר֗וֹת | H7891 | and women singers | to sing |
| 13 | וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת | H8588 | and the delights | luxury |
| 14 | בְּנֵ֥י | H1121 | of the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 15 | הָאָדָ֖ם | H120 | of men | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 16 | וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃ | H7705 | as musical instruments | a wife (as mistress of the house) |
| 17 | וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃ | H7705 | as musical instruments | a wife (as mistress of the house) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 2:7I got me servants and maidens and had servants born in my house ...
Ecclesiastes 2:8 (current)I gathered me also silver and gold and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces I gat and women singers and women singers and the delights of the sons of men as musical instruments as musical instruments
Ecclesiastes 2:9So I was great and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem...