“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
and thoughconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
יִתְקְפ/וֹ֙yitəqəpwō
someone will overpower himverbH8630
הָ/אֶחָ֔דhāʾeḥād
the one personparticleH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
הַ/שְּׁנַ֖יִםhašənayim
the two peopleparticleH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
יַעַמְד֣וּyaʿamədw
they will standverbH5975
appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···
נֶגְדּ֑/וֹnegədwō
before himpronH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
וְ/הַ/חוּט֙wəhaḥwṭ
and the threadconjH2339
fillet · line · thread
הַֽ/מְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁhaməšulāš
threefoldparticleH8027
(divide into · stay) three (days · -fold · parts ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
בִ/מְהֵרָ֖הbiməhērāh
quicklypronH4120
quickly · shortly · soon · make speed ···
יִנָּתֵֽקyinātēq
it will be torn apartverbH5423
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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