Ecclesiastes 12:4 Go deeper

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And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.Ruand they will be shut up

Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPq3cp)

Meaning: to shut

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 1

דְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yim[the] doors

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 2

בַּשּׁ֔וּקba.Shukon the street

Lemma: שׁוּק (shuq) · Strong's: H7784

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

Meaning: street

Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 7:8, Ecclesiastes 12:5, Song of Solomon 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7784; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 3

בִּשְׁפַ֖לbish.Falwhen becomes low

Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to abase

Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 4

ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 5

הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑הha.ta.cha.Nahthe grinding mill

Lemma: טַחֲנָה (ta.cha.nah) · Strong's: H2913

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: mill

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2913; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 6

וְיָקוּם֙ve.ya.Kumfor someone may arise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 7

לְק֣וֹלle.Kolto [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 8

הַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.Por<the> bird

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 9

וְיִשַּׁ֖חוּve.yi.Sha.chuand they may be reduced

Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNu3mp)

Meaning: to bow

Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 10

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 11

בְּנ֥וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 12

הַשִּֽׁיר\׃ha.Shir<the> song

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

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

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 5:12, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

when the doors	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
to the street	→	שׁוּק H7784 street
are shut	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut
and the sound	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of the mill	→	טַחֲנָה H2913 mill
fades away	→	שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase
when one rises	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
at the sound	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of a bird	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of song	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
grow faint	→	שָׁחַח H7817 to bow

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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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