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Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone ? (KJV)

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גַּ֛םgamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 1

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 2

יִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.Vuthey will lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 3

שְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimtwo [people]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HAcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 4

וְחַ֣םve.Chamand it will be warm

Lemma: חָמַם (cha.mam) · Strong's: H2552

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to warm

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 16:21, Deuteronomy 19:6, 1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 4:34, Nehemiah 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2552; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 5

וּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.Chadand to one [person]

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

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

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 4:11 word 6

אֵ֥יךְ'eikhhow?

Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 7

יֵחָֽם\׃ye.Chamwill it be warm

Lemma: חָמַם (cha.mam) · Strong's: H2552

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

Meaning: to warm

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 16:21, Deuteronomy 19:6, 1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 4:34, Nehemiah 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2552; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:11 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Again	→	גַּם H1571 also
if	→	אִם H0518A if
two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
lie down together	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
they will keep warm	→	חָמַם H2552 to warm
but how	→	אֵיךְ H0349A how?
can one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
keep warm {alone}	→	חָמַם H2552 to warm

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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