Ecclesiastes 5:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”

Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 5:29 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֛יkiy

andconjH3588

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

בָּ֥אbāʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

הַ/חֲל֖וֹםhaḥălwōm

dreamparticleH2472

בְּ/רֹ֣בbərōb

abundancepronH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

עִנְיָ֑ןʿinəyān

businessnounH6045

travail

וְ/ק֥וֹלwəqwōl

bleatingconjH6963

aloud · crackling · cry · fame ···

כְּסִ֖ילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

בְּ/רֹ֥בbərōb

abundancepronH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

דְּבָרִֽיםdəbāriym

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

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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