Ecclesiastes 12:3 Go deeper

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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 that look out of the windows be darkened, (KJV)

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בַּיּ֗וֹםbai.Yomin the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 1

שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uwhen they will tremble

Lemma: זוּעַ (zu.a) · Strong's: H2111

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to tremble

Used 3 times. Also: Esther 5:9, Habakkuk 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2111; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 2

שֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.Rei[the] keepers of

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 3

הַבַּ֔יִתha.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 12:3 word 4

וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve.hit.'a.ve.Tuand they will bend themselves

Lemma: עָוַת (a.vat) · Strong's: H5791

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtq3cp)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 11 times. Also: Job 8:3, Job 19:6, Job 34:12, Psalms 119:78, Psalms 146:9, Ecclesiastes 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5791; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 5

אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] people of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 6

הֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yil<the> strength

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428G

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

Meaning: strength

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 3:18, Joshua 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 7

וּבָטְל֤וּu.va.te.Luand they will cease

Lemma: בָּטַל (ba.tel) · Strong's: H0988

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to cease

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0988; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 8

הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ha.to.cha.nOtthe [female] grinders

Lemma: טָחַן (ta.chan) · Strong's: H2912

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

Meaning: to grind

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Numbers 11:8, Deuteronomy 9:21, Judges 16:21, Job 31:10, Isaiah 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2912; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 9

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 10

מִעֵ֔טוּmi.'E.tuthey have become few

Lemma: מָעַט (ma.at) · Strong's: H4591

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to diminish

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 25:16, Leviticus 26:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4591; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 11

וְחָשְׁכ֥וּve.cha.she.Khuand they will grow dim

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 12

הָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otthe [women who] look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 13

בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת\׃ba.'a.ru.Botin the windows

Lemma: אֲרֻבָּה (a.rub.bah) · Strong's: H0699

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

Meaning: window

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19, Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 60:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0699; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:3 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

on the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the keepers	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
of the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
tremble	→	זוּעַ H2111 to tremble
and the strong	→	חַ֫יִל H2428G strength
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
stoop	→	עָוַת H5791 to pervert
when those grinding	→	טָחַן H2912 to grind
cease	→	בָּטַל H0988 to cease
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
they are few	→	מָעַט H4591 to diminish
and those watching	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
through windows	→	אֲרֻבָּה H0699 window
see dimly	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken

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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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