Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:6
6I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.
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| 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.