Ecclesiastes 10:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”

Ecclesiastes 10:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:168 words

HebrewMeaning

אִֽיʾiy

woeparticleH337

לָ֣/ךְlākə

pron

אֶ֔רֶץʾereṣ

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

שֶׁ/מַּלְכֵּ֖/ךְšemaləkēkə

kingparticleH4428

royal

נָ֑עַרnāʿar

babenounH5288

boy · child · damsel · lad ···

וְ/שָׂרַ֖יִ/ךְwəśārayikə

captainconjH8269

chief · general · governor · keeper ···

בַּ/בֹּ֥קֶרbabōqer

daypronH1242

early · morning · morrow

יֹאכֵֽלוּyōʾkēlw

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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