Ecclesiastes 12:11 Go deeper

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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

דִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 1

חֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 2

כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתka.Da.re.vo.Not[are] like <the> goads

Lemma: דָּֽרְבֹנָה (dar.vo.nah) · Strong's: H1861B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: goad

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1861B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 3

וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתu.khe.mas.me.Rotand [are] like nails

Lemma: מַשְׂמְרָה (mas.m.rah) · Strong's: H4930

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: nail

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4930; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 4

נְטוּעִ֖יםne.tu.'Imfirmly fixed

Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to plant

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 5

בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Leimasters of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: master: [master of]

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 6

אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת'a.su.Potcollections

Lemma: אֲסֻפָּה (a.sup.pah) · Strong's: H0627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: collection

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0627; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 7

נִתְּנ֖וּni.te.Nuthey are given

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 8

מֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'Ehfrom a shepherd

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

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

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 9

אֶחָֽד\׃'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:11 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

The words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
are like goads	→	דָּֽרְבֹנָה H1861B goad
and the anthologies	→	אֲסֻפָּה H0627 collection
of the masters	→	בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of]
are like firmly embedded	→	נָטַע H5193 to plant
nails	→	מַשְׂמְרָה H4930 nail
driven	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
by a single	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
Shepherd	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture

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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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