Ecclesiastes 10:18 Go deeper

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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםba.'a.tzal.Ta.yimin laziness<es>

Lemma: עַצְלָה (ats.lah) · Strong's: H6103

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sluggishness

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6103; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 1

יִמַּ֣ךְyi.Makhit sinks

Lemma: מָכַךְ (ma.khakh) · Strong's: H4355

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to sink

Used 3 times. Also: Job 24:24, Psalms 106:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4355; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 2

הַמְּקָרֶ֑הha.me.ka.Rehthe rafter[s]

Lemma: מְקָרֶה (me.qa.reh) · Strong's: H4746

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rafter

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4746; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 3

וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּתu.ve.shif.Lutand in lowering of

Lemma: שִׁפְלוּת (shiph.lut) · Strong's: H8220

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: idleness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8220; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 4

יָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimhands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 5

יִדְלֹ֥ףyid.Lofit leaks

Lemma: דָּלַף (da.laph) · Strong's: H1811

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to drip

Used 3 times. Also: Job 16:20, Psalms 119:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1811; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 6

הַבָּֽיִת\׃ha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Through laziness	→	עַצְלָה H6103 sluggishness
the roof	→	מְקָרֶה H4746 rafter
caves in	→	מָכַךְ H4355 to sink
and in the hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
of the idle	→	שִׁפְלוּת H8220 idleness
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
leaks	→	דָּלַף H1811 to drip

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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