Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 12:2

²before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened,

and the clouds return after the rain,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
before	עַ֠ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the light	וְהָא֔וֹר	wə·hā·’ō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular	H216 light
of the sun	הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
moon	וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ	wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
and stars	וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים	wə·hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
is darkened	תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְ	ṯeḥ·šaḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2821 be, grow dark
and the clouds	הֶעָבִ֖ים	he·‘ā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
return	וְשָׁ֥בוּ	wə·šā·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
after	אַחַ֥ר	’a·ḥar	Preposition	H310 behind
the rain	הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃	hag·gā·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.