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1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, โ€œI have no pleasure in themโ€;

2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

6 before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

8 โ€œVanity of vanities,โ€ says the Preacher. โ€œAll is vanity!โ€

9 Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

11 The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

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Hebrew interlinear — Ecclesiastes 12:1–14 (186 words)
1
  1. ื•ึผื–ึฐื›ึนืจึ™รปzฤ•kลrzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
  2. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. ื‘ึผึฃื•ึนืจึฐืึถึ”ื™ืšึธbรดrฤ•สพรชkฤbara': (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)H1254
  4. ื‘ึผึดื™ืžึตึ–ื™bรฎmรชyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  5. ื‘ึผึฐื—ื•ึผืจึนืชึถึ‘ื™ืšึธbฤ•แธฅรปrลtรชkฤbchurowth: youth (collectively and abstractly)H979
  6. ืขึทึฃื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  7. ืึฒืฉืึถึคืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  8. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  9. ื™ึธื‘ึนึ™ืื•ึผึ™yฤbลสพรปbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  10. ื™ึฐืžึตึฃื™yฤ•mรชyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  11. ื”ึธึฝืจึธืขึธึ”ื”hฤrฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  12. ื•ึฐื”ึดื’ึผึดึฃื™ืขื•ึผwฤ•higgรฎสฟรปnaga`: (properly) to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purposeH5060
  13. ืฉืึธื ึดึ”ื™ืลกฤnรฎmshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
  14. ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  15. ืชึผึนืืžึทึ”ืจtลสพmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  16. ืึตึฝื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  17. ืœึดึฅื™lรฎ
  18. ื‘ึธื”ึถึ–ืbฤhem
  19. ื—ึตึฝืคึถืฅืƒแธฅฤ“peแนฃchephets: pleasure; (hence, abstractly) desireH2656
2
  1. ืขึทึ ื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  2. ืึฒืฉืึถึจืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  3. ืœึนึฝืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. ืชึถื—ึฐืฉืึทึคืšึฐteแธฅลกakchashak: to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenH2821
  5. ื”ึทืฉืึผึถึ™ืžึถืฉืึ™haลกลกemeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  6. ื•ึฐื”ึธืึ”ื•ึนืจwฤ•hฤสพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  7. ื•ึฐื”ึทื™ึผึธืจึตึ–ื—ึทwฤ•hayyฤrฤ“aแธฅyareach: the moonH3394
  8. ื•ึฐื”ึทื›ึผื•ึนื›ึธื‘ึดึ‘ื™ืwฤ•hakkรดkฤbรฎmkowkab: a star (as round or as shining); (figuratively) a princeH3556
  9. ื•ึฐืฉืึธึฅื‘ื•ึผwฤ•ลกฤbรปshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  10. ื”ึถืขึธื‘ึดึ–ื™ืheสฟฤbรฎm`ab: (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4H5645
  11. ืึทื—ึทึฅืจสพaแธฅarachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310
  12. ื”ึทื’ึผึธึฝืฉืึถืืƒhaggฤลกemgeshem: a showerH1653
3
  1. ื‘ึผึทื™ึผึ—ื•ึนืbayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  2. ืฉืึถื™ึผึธื–ึปึ™ืขื•ึผึ™ลกeyyฤzuสฟรปzuwa`: (properly) to shake off, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate (as with fear)H2111
  3. ืฉืึนืžึฐืจึตึฃื™ลกลmฤ•rรชshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  4. ื”ึทื‘ึผึทึ”ื™ึดืชhabbayitbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  5. ื•ึฐื”ึดึฝืชึฐืขึทื•ึผึฐืชึ–ื•ึผwฤ•hitฤ•สฟawwฤ•tรป`avath: to wrestH5791
  6. ืึทื ึฐืฉืึตึฃื™สพanลกรชiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  7. ื”ึถื—ึธึ‘ื™ึดืœheแธฅฤyilchayil: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428
  8. ื•ึผื‘ึธื˜ึฐืœึคื•ึผรปboแนญlรปbatel: to desist from laborH988
  9. ื”ึทื˜ึผึนึฝื—ึฒื ื•ึนืชึ™haแนญแนญลแธฅฤƒnรดttachan: to grind meal; (hence) to be a concubine (that being their employment)H2912
  10. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. ืžึดืขึตึ”ื˜ื•ึผmiสฟฤ“แนญรปma`at: (properly) to pare off, i.e. lessenH4591
  12. ื•ึฐื—ึธืฉืึฐื›ึฅื•ึผwฤ•แธฅoลกkรปchashak: to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenH2821
  13. ื”ึธืจึนืึ–ื•ึนืชhฤrลสพรดtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  14. ื‘ึผึธืึฒืจึปื‘ึผึฝื•ึนืชืƒbฤสพฤƒrubbรดtarubbah: a latticeH699
4
  1. ื•ึฐืกึปื’ึผึฐืจึคื•ึผwฤ•suggฤ•rรปcagar: to shut up; (figuratively) to surrenderH5462
  2. ื“ึฐืœึธืชึทึ™ื™ึดืึ™dฤ•lฤtayimdeleth: something swinging, i.e. the valve of a doorH1817
  3. ื‘ึผึทืฉืึผึ”ื•ึผืงbaลกลกรปqshuwq: a street (as run over)H7784
  4. ื‘ึผึดืฉืึฐืคึทึ–ืœbiลกpalshaphal: depressed, literally or figurativelyH8217
  5. ืงึฃื•ึนืœqรดlqowl: a voice or soundH6963
  6. ื”ึทึฝื˜ึผึทื—ึฒื ึธึ‘ื”haแนญแนญaแธฅฤƒnรขtachanah: a hand mill; hence (figuratively) chewingH2913
  7. ื•ึฐื™ึธืงื•ึผืึ™wฤ•yฤqรปmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  8. ืœึฐืงึฃื•ึนืœlฤ•qรดlqowl: a voice or soundH6963
  9. ื”ึทืฆึผึดืคึผึ”ื•ึนืจhaแนฃแนฃippรดrtsippowr: a little bird (as hopping)H6833
  10. ื•ึฐื™ึดืฉืึผึทึ–ื—ื•ึผwฤ•yiลกลกaแธฅรปshachach: to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)H7817
  11. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  12. ื‘ึผึฐื ึฅื•ึนืชbฤ•nรดtbath: a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)H1323
  13. ื”ึทืฉืึผึดึฝื™ืจืƒhaลกลกรฎrshiyr: a song; abstractly, singingH7892
5
  1. ื’ึผึทึฃืgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. ืžึดื’ึผึธื‘ึนึคื”ึผึทmiggฤbลahgaboahh: elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogantH1364
  3. ื™ึดืจึธึ™ืื•ึผึ™yirฤสพรปyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  4. ื•ึฐื—ึทืชึฐื—ึทืชึผึดึฃื™ืwฤ•แธฅatแธฅattรฎmchathchath: terrorH2849
  5. ื‘ึผึทื“ึผึถึ”ืจึถืšึฐbadderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  6. ื•ึฐื™ึธื ึตึคืืฅwฤ•yฤnฤ“แนฃna'ats: to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12H5006
  7. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธืงึตื“ึ™haลกลกฤqฤ“dshaqed: the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom)H8247
  8. ื•ึฐื™ึดืกึฐืชึผึทื‘ึผึตึฃืœwฤ•yistabbฤ“lcabal: to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensomeH5445
  9. ื”ึถึฝื—ึธื’ึธึ”ื‘heแธฅฤgฤbchagab: a locustH2284
  10. ื•ึฐืชึธืคึตึ–ืจwฤ•tฤpฤ“rparar: to break up (usually figuratively, i.e. to violate, frustrateH6565
  11. ื”ึธึฝืึฒื‘ึดื™ึผื•ึนื ึธึ‘ื”hฤสพฤƒbiyyรดnรขabiyownah: provocative of desire; the caper berry (from its stimulative taste)H35
  12. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  13. ื”ึนืœึตึคืšึฐhลlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  14. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธืึ™hฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  15. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  16. ื‘ึผึตึฃื™ืชbรชtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  17. ืขื•ึนืœึธืžึ”ื•ึนสฟรดlฤmรด`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  18. ื•ึฐืกึธื‘ึฐื‘ึฅื•ึผwฤ•sobbรปcabab: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)H5437
  19. ื‘ึทืฉืึผึ–ื•ึผืงbaลกลกรปqshuwq: a street (as run over)H7784
  20. ื”ึทืกึผื•ึนืคึฐื“ึดึฝื™ืืƒhassรดpฤ•dรฎmcaphad: (properly) to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief)H5594
6
  1. ืขึทึฃื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  2. ืึฒืฉืึถึคืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  3. ืœึนึฝืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. ื™ึตืจึธื—ึตืงึ™yฤ“rฤแธฅฤ“qrachaq: to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively...H7368
  5. ื—ึถึฃื‘ึถืœแธฅebelchebel: a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring lineH2256
  6. ื”ึทื›ึผึถึ”ืกึถืฃhakkesepkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
  7. ื•ึฐืชึธืจึปึ–ืฅwฤ•tฤruแนฃratsats: to crack in pieces, literally or figurativelyH7533
  8. ื’ึผึปืœึผึทึฃืชgullatgullah: a fountain, bowl or globe (all as round)H1543
  9. ื”ึทื–ึผึธื”ึธึ‘ื‘hazzฤhฤbzahab: gold; (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny skyH2091
  10. ื•ึฐืชึดืฉืึผึธึคื‘ึถืจwฤ•tiลกลกฤbershabar: to burst (literally or figuratively)H7665
  11. ื›ึผึทื“ึ™kadkad: (properly) a pail; (generally) earthenware vesselH3537
  12. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  13. ื”ึทืžึผึทื‘ึผึ”ื•ึผืขึทhammabbรปaสฟmabbuwa`: a fountainH4002
  14. ื•ึฐื ึธืจึนึฅืฅwฤ•nฤrลแนฃratsats: to crack in pieces, literally or figurativelyH7533
  15. ื”ึทื’ึผึทืœึฐื’ึผึทึ–ืœhaggalgalgalgal: a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwindH1534
  16. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  17. ื”ึทื‘ึผึฝื•ึนืจืƒhabbรดrbowr: a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)H953
7
  1. ื•ึฐื™ึธืฉืึนึงื‘wฤ•yฤลกลbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  2. ื”ึถืขึธืคึธึ›ืจheสฟฤpฤr`aphar: dust (as powdered or gray); (hence) clay, earth, mudH6083
  3. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  4. ื”ึธืึธึ–ืจึถืฅhฤสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  5. ื›ึผึฐืฉืึถื”ึธื™ึธึ‘ื”kฤ•ลกehฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  6. ื•ึฐื”ึธืจึฃื•ึผื—ึทwฤ•hฤrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  7. ืชึผึธืฉืึ”ื•ึผื‘tฤลกรปbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  8. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  9. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  10. ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  11. ื ึฐืชึธื ึธึฝื”ึผืƒnฤ•tฤnฤhnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
8
  1. ื”ึฒื‘ึตึงืœhฤƒbฤ“lhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  2. ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดึ›ื™ืhฤƒbฤlรฎmhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  3. ืึธืžึทึฅืจสพฤmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  4. ื”ึทืงึผื•ึนื”ึถึ–ืœึถืชhaqqรดheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  5. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฅืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. ื”ึธึฝื‘ึถืœืƒhฤbelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
9
  1. ื•ึฐื™ึนืชึตึ•ืจwฤ•yลtฤ“ryowther: (properly) redundant; (hence) over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction (as follows)H3148
  2. ืฉืึถื”ึธื™ึธึฅื”ลกehฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  3. ืงึนื”ึถึ–ืœึถืชqลheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  4. ื—ึธื›ึธึ‘ืแธฅฤkฤmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  5. ืขึ—ื•ึนื“สฟรดd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
  6. ืœึดืžึผึทื“limmadlamad: (properly) to goad; (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)H3925
  7. ื“ึผึทึ™ืขึทืชึ™daสฟatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  8. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  9. ื”ึธืขึธึ”ืhฤสฟฤm`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
  10. ื•ึฐืึดื–ึผึตึฃืŸwฤ•สพizzฤ“nazan: to broaden out the ear (with the hand); (by implication) to listenH238
  11. ื•ึฐื—ึดืงึผึตึ”ืจwฤ•แธฅiqqฤ“rchaqar: (properly) to penetrate; (hence) to examine intimatelyH2713
  12. ืชึผึดืงึผึตึ–ืŸtiqqฤ“ntaqan: to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive)H8626
  13. ืžึฐืฉืึธืœึดึฅื™ืmฤ•ลกฤlรฎmmashal: (properly) a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912
  14. ื”ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึตึฝื”ืƒharbฤ“rabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
10
  1. ื‘ึผึดืงึผึตึฃืฉืbiqqฤ“ลกbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  2. ืงึนื”ึถึ”ืœึถืชqลheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  3. ืœึดืžึฐืฆึนึ–ืlimแนฃลสพmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  4. ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตื™dibrรชdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  5. ื—ึตึ‘ืคึถืฅแธฅฤ“peแนฃchephets: pleasure; (hence, abstractly) desireH2656
  6. ื•ึฐื›ึธืชึฅื•ึผื‘wฤ•kฤtรปbkathab: to engrave, carve; (by implication) to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)H3789
  7. ื™ึนึ–ืฉืึถืจyลลกeryosher: the rightH3476
  8. ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตึฅื™dibrรชdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  9. ืึฑืžึถึฝืชืƒสพฤ•metemeth: stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessH571
11
  1. ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตึคื™dibrรชdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  2. ื—ึฒื›ึธืžึดื™ืึ™แธฅฤƒkฤmรฎmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  3. ื›ึผึทื“ึผึธึฃืจึฐื‘ึนื ึ”ื•ึนืชkaddฤrฤ•bลnรดtdorbown: a goadH1861
  4. ื•ึผึฝื›ึฐืžึทืฉื‚ึฐืžึฐืจึฅื•ึนืชรปkฤ•maล›mฤ•rรดtmasmrah: a pegH4930
  5. ื ึฐื˜ื•ึผืขึดึ–ื™ืnฤ•แนญรปสฟรฎmnata`: (properly) to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)H5193
  6. ื‘ึผึทืขึฒืœึตึฃื™baสฟฤƒlรชba`al: a masterH1167
  7. ืึฒืกึปืคึผึ‘ื•ึนืชสพฤƒsuppรดtacuppah: a collection of (learned) men (only in the plural)H627
  8. ื ึดืชึผึฐื ึ–ื•ึผnittฤ•nรปnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  9. ืžึตืจึนืขึถึฅื”mฤ“rลสฟera`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
  10. ืึถื—ึธึฝื“ืƒสพeแธฅฤdechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
12
  1. ื•ึฐื™ึนืชึตึฅืจwฤ•yลtฤ“ryowther: (properly) redundant; (hence) over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction (as follows)H3148
  2. ืžึตื”ึตึ–ืžึผึธื”mฤ“hฤ“mmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  3. ื‘ึผึฐื ึดึฃื™bฤ•nรฎben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. ื”ึดื–ึผึธื”ึตึ‘ืจhizzฤhฤ“rzahar: to gleam; (figuratively) to enlighten (by caution)H2094
  5. ืขึฒืฉื‚ึจื•ึนืชสฟฤƒล›รดt`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  6. ืกึฐืคึธืจึดึคื™ืsฤ•pฤrรฎmcepher: (properly) writing (the art or a document)H5612
  7. ื”ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึตื”ึ™harbฤ“hrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  8. ืึตึฃื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  9. ืงึตึ”ืฅqฤ“แนฃqets: an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) afterH7093
  10. ื•ึฐืœึทึฅื”ึทื’wฤ•lahaglahag: intense mental applicationH3854
  11. ื”ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึตึ–ื”harbฤ“rabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  12. ื™ึฐื’ึดืขึทึฅืชyฤ•giสฟatygi`ah: fatigueH3024
  13. ื‘ึผึธืฉื‚ึธึฝืจืƒbฤล›ฤrbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
13
  1. ืกึฅื•ึนืฃsรดpcowph: a terminationH5490
  2. ื“ึผึธื‘ึธึ–ืจdฤbฤrdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฃืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. ื ึดืฉืึฐืžึธึ‘ืขniลกmฤสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  5. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  6. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึคื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. ื™ึฐืจึธืึ™yฤ•rฤสพyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  8. ื•ึฐืึถืชwฤ•สพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  9. ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึนืชึธึฃื™ื•miแนฃwลtฤywmitsvah: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)H4687
  10. ืฉืึฐืžึ”ื•ึนืจลกฤ•mรดrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  11. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  12. ื–ึถึ–ื”zezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  13. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  14. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึฝืืƒhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
14
  1. ื›ึผึดึคื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. ืžึทึฝืขึฒืฉื‚ึถึ”ื”maสฟฤƒล›ema`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  5. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ›ื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  6. ื™ึธื‘ึดึฅืyฤbiสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  7. ื‘ึฐืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธึ–ื˜bฤ•miลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  8. ืขึทึฃืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  9. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  10. ื ึถืขึฐืœึธึ‘ืneสฟlฤm`alam: to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)H5956
  11. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  12. ื˜ึ–ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  13. ื•ึฐืึดืwฤ•สพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  14. ืจึธึฝืขืƒrฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451

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Strong's words in Ecclesiastes 12 (6)
Strong's H3605 — ื›ึผึธืœ (kฤl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 6 times in Ecclesiastes 12.
Strong's H1697 — ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตื™ (dibrรช)
dabar (daw-baw') n-m. 1. a word 2. (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thing 3. (adverbially) a cause [from H1696] KJV: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, busin. Appears 4 times in Ecclesiastes 12.
Strong's H1892 — ื”ึฒื‘ึตึงืœ (hฤƒbฤ“l)
hebel (heh'bel) (or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}) n-m. 1. emptiness or vanity 2. (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactory 3. often used as an adverb [from H1891] KJV: X altogether, vain, vanity. Root(s): H1891. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 12.
Strong's H3117 — ื‘ึผึดื™ืžึตึ–ื™ (bรฎmรช)
yowm (yome) n-m. 1. a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) [from an unused root meaning to be hot] KJV: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 12.
Strong's H430 — ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ื (hฤสพฤ•lลhรฎm)
elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 12.
Strong's H5704 — ืขึทึฃื“ (สฟad)
`ad (ad) prep. 1. (properly) a (peremptory) terminus 2. (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction especially with a preposition) as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) [from H5710] KJV: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet. Root(s): H5710 Compare: H5703. Appears 3 times in Ecclesiastes 12.

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“"Fear," said he, "the Lord, and keep His commandments. For if you keep the commandments of God, you will be powerful in every action, and every one of your actions will be incomparable. For, fearing the Lord, you will do all things well.”

What the Early Church wrote about Ecclesiastes 12 (4)

  • “For since we possess the body from the earth and the spirit from heaven, we ourselves are earth and heaven; and in bothโ€”that is, both in body and spiritโ€”we pray that Godโ€™s will may be done.”

    — Cyprian (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 12:7

  • “Moreover, it is fight that you should fear God while you are yet young, before you give yourself over to evil things, and before the great and terrible day of God comes, when the sun shall no longer shine, neither the moon, nor the rest of the stars, but when in that storm and...”

    — Gregory of Neocaesarea (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 12:1

  • “A most bitter and bloody time will arise like a blossoming almond tree, continuous punishments will be imposed like a swarm of flying locusts, and lawbreakers will be thrown out of the way like a black and contemptible caper plant. The good person will enter into his eternal h...”

  • “Neither stored silver nor tested gold will be of any further use. A mighty blow will strike everything, right down to a water pot standing next to a well, and to a carriage wheel which happens to have been left in the ditch, its time of revolving ceased, and to the life that,...”

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