Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 12:6

⁶Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped

and the golden bowl is crushed,

before the pitcher is shattered at the spring

and the wheel is broken at the well,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
before	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the silver	הַכֶּ֔סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
cord	חֶ֣בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
is snapped	יִרְחַק	yir·ḥaq	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
and the golden	הַזָּהָ֑ב	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
bowl	גֻּלַּ֣ת	gul·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1543 basin, bowl
is crushed	וְתָרֻ֖ץ	wə·ṯā·ruṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7533 crush
the pitcher	כַּד֙	kaḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3537 jar
is shattered	וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר	wə·ṯiš·šā·ḇer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the spring	הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ	ham·mab·bū·a‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4002 spring of water
and the wheel	הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל	hag·gal·gal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1534 wheel, whirl, whirlwind
is broken	וְנָרֹ֥ץ	wə·nā·rōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7533 crush
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the well	הַבּֽוֹר׃	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Cross-references

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Zechariah 4:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.