Ecclesiastes 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:1211 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אִֽםwəʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

יִתְקְפ/וֹ֙yitəqəpwō

prevailverbH8630

הָ/אֶחָ֔דhāʾeḥād

aparticleH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

הַ/שְּׁנַ֖יִםhašənayim

bothparticleH8147

couple · double · second · twain ···

יַעַמְד֣וּyaʿamədw

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

נֶגְדּ֑/וֹnegədwō

aboutpronH5048

against · aloof · far · from ···

וְ/הַ/חוּט֙wəhaḥwṭ

cordconjH2339

fillet · line · thread

הַֽ/מְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁhaməšulāš

do the third timeparticleH8027

(divide into · stay) three (days · -fold · parts ···

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בִ/מְהֵרָ֖הbiməhērāh

hastilypronH4120

quickly · shortly · soon · make speed ···

יִנָּתֵֽקyinātēq

breakverbH5423

burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···

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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