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Ecclesiastes 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:57 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/כְּסִיל֙hakəsiyl
the foolparticleH3684
חֹבֵ֣קḥōbēq
is foldingverbH2263
fold
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יָדָ֔י/וyādāyw
hands hisnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
וְ/אֹכֵ֖לwəʾōkēl
and is eatingconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בְּשָׂרֽ/וֹbəśārwō
own flesh hisnounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
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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