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Ecclesiasteschapter 12

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Ecclesiastes 12— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Ecclesiastes 12:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

בִּקֵּ֣שׁbikesh<he> soughtH1245קֹהֶ֔לֶתkoheletTeacherH6953לִמְצֹ֖אlimtzo'to findH4672דִּבְרֵי־divrei-words ofH1697חֵ֑פֶץchefetzdelightH2656וְכָת֥וּבvekhatuvand [what] was writtenH3789יֹ֖שֶׁרyosheruprightnessH3476דִּבְרֵ֥יdivrei[was] words ofH1697אֱמֶֽת׃ʾemettruthH571

Rashi on Ecclesiastes 12:10

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Koheles sought. He set his heart and sought the matter and found it.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

Aramaic Targum to Ecclesiastes 12:10

Targum
10. King Solomon, who was called Kohelet, tried in his wisdom to judge people according to the thoughts of their hearts (minds) without witnesses. Therefore, it was told to him by the spirit of prophecy from 'ה, this is already written in the Torah by Moses the teacher of Israel-- proper are the words and true: "By the word of witnesses shall the matter be established."

Read it in full at Sefaria · Sefaria Community Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

דִּבְרֵ֤יdivrei[the] words ofH1697חֲכָמִים֙chakhamimwise [people]H2450כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתkadarevonot[are] like <the> goadsH1861וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתukhemasmerotand [are] like nailsH4930נְטוּעִ֖יםnetuimfirmly fixedH5193בַּעֲלֵ֣יbaaleimasters ofH1167אֲסֻפּ֑וֹתʾasupotcollectionsH627נִתְּנ֖וּnitenuthey are givenH5414מֵרֹעֶ֥הmeroehfrom a shepherdH7462אֶחָֽד׃ʾechadoneH259

Rashi on Ecclesiastes 12:11

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
The words of the wise. They made a “fence” for the Torah with [various] decrees in order to distance a person from sin, e.g., eating hallowed things [is permitted] until dawn, but they declared “[only] until midnight,” and likewise, the evening recitation of Shema. 53 See Mishnayos Berachos:1.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

Ecclesiastes 12:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וְיֹתֵ֥רveyoterand excessH3148מֵהֵ֖מָּהmehemahmore than themבְּנִ֣יbeniO child myH1121הִזָּהֵ֑רhizaherbe warnedH2094עֲשׂ֨וֹתasotto makeH6213סְפָרִ֤יםsefarimbooksH5612הַרְבֵּה֙harbehmanyH7235אֵ֣יןʾeinthere notH369קֵ֔ץketz[is] an endH7093וְלַ֥הַגvelahagand studyH3854הַרְבֵּ֖הharbehmuchH7235יְגִעַ֥תyegiat[is] weariness ofH3024בָּשָֽׂר׃basarfleshH1320

Rashi on Ecclesiastes 12:12

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
And furthermore my son be admonished. More than the uprightness of the words of truth, the words written in the aforementioned books.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

Ecclesiastes 12:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

כִּ֤יkiforH3588אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-everyH3605מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הmaasehdeedH4639הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםhaelohim<the> GodH430יָבִ֥אyavi'he will bringH935בְמִשְׁפָּ֖טvemishpatin judgmentH4941עַ֣לʾalwithH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605נֶעְלָ֑םne'lamhidden thingH5956אִם־ʾim-whetherH518ט֖וֹבtovgoodH2896וְאִם־veim-and orH518רָֽע׃ra'evilH7451

Rashi on Ecclesiastes 12:14

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
For every deed. That a person performs, God will bring to judgment. 58 Just as God does not allow any good deed, small as it may be, to go without reward, so too, He does not permit any bad deed, however small, to go without judgment.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

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