Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:5–6

⁵I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. ⁶I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I made	עָשִׂ֣יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
gardens	גַּנּ֖וֹת	gan·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1593 garden
and parks	וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים	ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6508 preserve, park
for myself	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
where	בָהֶ֖ם	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
I planted	וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי	wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
all kinds	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of fruit	פֶּֽרִי׃	pe·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6529 fruit
trees	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I built	עָשִׂ֥יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
reservoirs	בְּרֵכ֣וֹת	bə·rê·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1295 pool, pond
to water	לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת	lə·haš·qō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
my groves	יַ֖עַר	ya·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
of flourishing	צוֹמֵ֥חַ	ṣō·w·mê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6779 sprout, spring up
trees	עֵצִֽים׃	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.