Ecclesiastes 10:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”

Ecclesiastes 10:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:187 words

HebrewMeaning

בַּ/עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםbaʿăṣalətayim

in lazinesspronH6103

יִמַּ֣ךְyimakə

it sinksverbH4355

decay

הַ/מְּקָרֶ֑הhaməqāreh

the raftersparticleH4746

וּ/בְ/שִׁפְל֥וּתwbəšipəlwt

and in lowering ofconjH8220

יָדַ֖יִםyādayim

handsnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

יִדְלֹ֥ףyidəlōp

it leaksverbH1811

melt · pour out

הַ/בָּֽיִתhabāyit

the houseparticleH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

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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