Chapter 4
Ecclesiastes 4:2
| עדנ ה | חיים | המה | אשר | ה חיים | מן | מתו | ש כבר | ה מתים | את | אני | ו שבח |
| None | living ones | themselves | who/which | the Living Ones | from out of | None | None | dual dead ones | את-self eternal | myself | None |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 9011 | ה None Definition: to Root: None Exhaustive: 5728 עדן ʻăden Definition: till now Root: or עדנה; from H5704 (עד) and H2004 (הן); Exhaustive: or עדנה; from עד and הן; till now; yet. | 2416a חי chay Definition: alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively Root: from H2421 (חיה); Exhaustive: from חיה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. | 1992 הם hêm Definition: they (only used when emphatic) Root: or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from H1981 (הלך); Exhaustive: or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from הלך; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. | 834a אשר ʼăsher Definition: who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc. Root: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); Exhaustive: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. | 2416a | חי chay Definition: alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively Root: from H2421 (חיה); Exhaustive: from חיה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. 9009 ה None Definition: the Root: None Exhaustive: definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 4480a מן min Definition: properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses Root: or מני; or מני; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482 (מן); Exhaustive: or מני; or מני; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. | 4191 מות mûwth Definition: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise. | 3528 | כבר kᵉbâr Definition: properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto Root: from H3527 (כבר); Exhaustive: from כבר; properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto; already, (seeing that which), now. 9007 ש None Definition: which Root: Derived terms של (shel) של־ (shel'-) Exhaustive: who, which. An abbreviation used as a prefix.אשר | 4191 | מות mûwth Definition: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise. 9009 ה None Definition: the Root: None Exhaustive: definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 853 את ʼêth Definition: properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) Root: apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity; Exhaustive: apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English). | 589 אני ʼănîy Definition: I Root: contracted from H595 (אנכי); Exhaustive: lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. | 7623b | שבח shâbach Definition: properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words); commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And I praise the dead already dead more than the living they yet living.
And I praise the dead already dead more than the living they yet living.
LITV Translation:
And I commended the dead who already have died, more than the living who are alive until now.
And I commended the dead who already have died, more than the living who are alive until now.
ESV Translation:
And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And I praised all the dead that had already died More than the living, As many as are alive until now.
And I praised all the dead that had already died More than the living, As many as are alive until now.