Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:8
8and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men — many concubines.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| accumulated | כָּנַ֤סְתִּי | kā·nas·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3664 gather, collect |
| for myself | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| silver | כֶּ֣סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וְזָהָ֔ב | wə·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and the treasure | וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת | ū·sə·ḡul·laṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5459 possession, property |
| of kings | מְלָכִ֖ים | mə·lā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| and provinces | וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת | wə·ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4082 province |
| I gathered | עָשִׂ֨יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| to myself | לִ֜י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| male and | שָׁרִ֣ים | šā·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| female singers | וְשָׁר֗וֹת | wə·šā·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H7891 sing |
| and the delights | וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת | wə·ṯa·‘ă·nū·ḡōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8588 daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight |
| of the sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of men | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| many | שִׁדָּ֥ה | šid·dāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7705 wife, mistress |
| concubines | וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃ | wə·šid·dō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H7705 wife, mistress |
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