Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 4:5 Interlinear
“The fool foldeth his hands and eateth his own flesh”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַכְּסִיל֙ | H3684 | The fool | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| 2 | חֹבֵ֣ק | H2263 | foldeth | to clasp (the hands or in embrace) |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | יָדָ֔יו | H3027 | his hands | a 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 |
| 5 | וְאֹכֵ֖ל | H398 | and eateth | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 7 | בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃ | H1320 | his own flesh | flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 4:4Again I considered all travail ...
Ecclesiastes 4:5 (current)The fool foldeth his hands and eateth his own flesh
Ecclesiastes 4:6Better full is an handful with quietness full than both the hands...