Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 9:12 Interlinear
“ also knoweth For man not his time as the fishes that are caught in an evil and as the birds that are caught in the snare so snared are the sons For man not his time in an evil when it falleth suddenly”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֡י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | גַּם֩ | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 3 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 4 | יֵדַ֨ע | H3045 | also knoweth | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 5 | הָֽאָדָ֔ם | H120 | For man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 6 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 7 | לְעֵ֣ת | H6256 | not his time | time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc |
| 8 | כַּדָּגִים֙ | H1709 | as the fishes | a fish (often used collectively) |
| 9 | הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת | H270 | that are caught | to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| 10 | בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה | H4686 | a fastness | |
| 11 | רָעָ֔ה | H7451 | in an evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 12 | וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים | H6833 | and as the birds | a little bird (as hopping) |
| 13 | הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת | H270 | that are caught | to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| 14 | בַּפָּ֑ח | H6341 | in the snare | a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin) |
| 15 | כָּהֵ֗ם | H1992 | so | they (only used when emphatic) |
| 16 | יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ | H3369 | snared | to ensnare (literally or figuratively) |
| 17 | בְּנֵ֣י | H1121 | are 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 |
| 18 | הָֽאָדָ֔ם | H120 | For man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 19 | לְעֵ֣ת | H6256 | not his time | time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc |
| 20 | רָעָ֔ה | H7451 | in an evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 21 | כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל | H5307 | when it falleth | to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) |
| 22 | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 23 | פִּתְאֹֽם׃ | H6597 | suddenly | instantly |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned and saw under the sun ...
Ecclesiastes 9:12 (current) also knoweth For man not his time as the fishes that are caught in an evil and as the birds that are caught in the snare so snared are the sons For man not his time in an evil when it falleth suddenly
Ecclesiastes 9:13 This have I seen wisdom also under the sun...