Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 9:14 Interlinear

city There was a little men and few within it and there came king a great against it and besieged it and built bulwarks a great

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עִ֣ירH5892citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
2קְטַנָּ֔הH6996There was a littleabbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
3וַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםH582menproperly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
4בָּ֖הּH0
5מְעָ֑טH4592and fewa little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
6וּבָֽאH935within it and there cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
7אֵלֶ֜יהָH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8מֶ֤לֶךְH4428kinga king
9גְּדֹלִֽים׃H1419a greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
10וְסָבַ֣בH5437against it and besiegedto revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
11אֹתָ֔הּH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12וּבָנָ֥הH1129it and builtto build (literally and figuratively)
13עָלֶ֖יהָH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14מְצוֹדִ֥יםH4685bulwarksa fastness or (beseiging) tower
15גְּדֹלִֽים׃H1419a greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 9:13 This have I seen wisdom also under the sun...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 (current)city There was a little men and few within it and there came king a great against it and besieged it and built bulwarks a great
Ecclesiastes 9:15Now there was found man in it a poor wise delivered...

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