Ecclesiastes 10:8 Go deeper

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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. (KJV)

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חֹפֵ֥רcho.Fer[one who] digs

Lemma: חָפַר (cha.phar) · Strong's: H2658

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to search

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:19, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2658; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 1

גּוּמָּ֖ץgu.Matza pit

Lemma: גּוּמָּץ (gum.mats) · Strong's: H1475

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

Meaning: pit

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1475; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 2

יִפּ֑וֹלyi.Polhe will fall

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

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

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 3

וּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.Retzand [one who] breaks through

Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to break through

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 4

גָּדֵ֖רga.Dera wall

Lemma: גָּדֵר (ga.der) · Strong's: H1447

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

Meaning: wall

Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 22:24, Ezra 9:9, Psalms 62:3, Psalms 80:12, Isaiah 5:5, Ezekiel 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1447; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 5

יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyi.she.Khe.nuit will bite him

Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391A

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

Meaning: to bite

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Numbers 21:6, Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5391A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 6

נָחָֽשׁ\׃na.Chasha snake

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175

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

Meaning: serpent

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He who digs	→	חָפַר H2658 to search
a pit	→	גּוּמָּץ H1475 pit
may fall	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
into it	→
and he who breaches	→	פָּרַץ H6555 to break through
a wall	→	גָּדֵר H1447 wall
may be bitten	→	נָשַׁךְ H5391A to bite
by a snake	→	נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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