Ecclesiastes 5:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 5:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 5:1012 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּ/רְבוֹת֙birəbwōt

when increasespronH7235

archer (by mistake for

הַ/טּוֹבָ֔הhaṭwōbāh

the goodparticleH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

רַבּ֖וּrabw

abundanceverbH7235

archer (by mistake for

אוֹכְלֶ֑י/הָʾwōkəleyhā

those who consume itverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

וּ/מַהwmah

and what?conjH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

כִּשְׁרוֹן֙kišərwōn

profitnounH3788

good · right

לִ/בְעָלֶ֔י/הָlibəʿāleyhā

belongs to owner itspronH1167

archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···

כִּ֖יkiy

thatconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אִםʾim

exceptconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

ראיתrʾyt

beholdingnounH7212

רְא֥וּתrəʾwt

beholdnounH7207

עֵינָֽי/וʿēynāyw

eyes hisnounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

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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