Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Interlinear
“a good Two than one because they have reward a good for their labour”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ט֖וֹב | H2896 | a good | good (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 |
| 2 | הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם | H8147 | Two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 3 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 4 | הָאֶחָ֑ד | H259 | than one | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 5 | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | יֵשׁ | H3426 | because they have | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 7 | לָהֶ֛ם | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 8 | שָׂכָ֥ר | H7939 | reward | payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit |
| 9 | ט֖וֹב | H2896 | a good | good (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 |
| 10 | בַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ | H5999 | for their labour | toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one alone and there is not a second yea he hath neither child...
Ecclesiastes 4:9 (current)a good Two than one because they have reward a good for their labour
Ecclesiastes 4:10 For if they fall the one to help him up ...