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Ecclesiastes 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ecclesiastes 4:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:57 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/כְּסִיל֙hakəsiyl
foolparticleH3684
חֹבֵ֣קḥōbēq
embraceverbH2263
fold
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יָדָ֔י/וyādāyw
handnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
וְ/אֹכֵ֖לwəʾōkēl
burn upconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בְּשָׂרֽ/וֹbəśārwō
bodynounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
Words 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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