Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 12:5

5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road,

when the almond tree blossoms,

the grasshopper loses its spring,

and the caper berry shrivels —

for then man goes to his eternal home

and mourners walk the streets.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
fearיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi·rā·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3372 fear
the heightsמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmig·gā·ḇō·ahPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH1364 high, exalted
and dangersוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםwə·ḥaṯ·ḥat·tîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH2849 terror
of the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְbad·de·reḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
when the almond treeהַשָּׁקֵד֙haš·šā·qêḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8247 almond(-tree)
blossomsוְיָנֵ֤אץwə·yā·nêṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5006 contemn, spurn
the grasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe·ḥā·ḡāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2284 locust, grasshopper
loses its springוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לwə·yis·tab·bêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5445 bear
and the caper berryהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הhā·’ă·ḇî·yō·w·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH35 caper-berry
shrivelsוְתָפֵ֖רwə·ṯā·p̄êrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularH6565 break, frustrate
for thenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
manהָאָדָם֙hā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
goesהֹלֵ֤ךְhō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his eternalעוֹלָמ֔וֹ‘ō·w·lā·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
homeבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
and mournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃has·sō·p̄ə·ḏîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5594 wail, lament
walkוְסָבְב֥וּwə·sā·ḇə·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5437 turn about, go around, surround
the streetsבָשּׁ֖וּקḇå̄š·šūqPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7784 street

Cross-references

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Job 17:13 · Jeremiah 9:17–20 · Job 30:23 · Proverbs 16:31 · Psalm 49:10–14 · Genesis 50:3–10 · Job 15:10 · Leviticus 19:32 · Psalm 71:18

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