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Ecclesiastes 4:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.


Ecclesiastes 4:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:910 words
HebrewMeaning
טוֹבִ֥יםṭwōbiym
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
הַ/שְּׁנַ֖יִםhašənayim
bothparticleH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
מִןmin
abovepronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הָ/אֶחָ֑דhāʾeḥād
aparticleH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
אֲשֶׁ֧רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יֵשׁyēš
areparticleH3426
(he · it · shall · there ···
לָ/הֶ֛םlāhem
pron
שָׂכָ֥רśākār
hirenounH7939
price · reward · wages · worth
ט֖וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
בַּ/עֲמָלָֽ/םbaʿămālām
grievancepronH5999
iniquity · labour · mischief · miserable ···
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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