Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:3
3As a dream comes through many cares,
so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a dream | הַחֲל֖וֹם | ha·ḥă·lō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| comes | בָּ֥א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| through many | בְּרֹ֣ב | bə·rōḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| cares | עִנְיָ֑ן | ‘in·yān | Noun - masculine singular | H6045 occupation, task |
| so the speech | וְק֥וֹל | wə·qō·wl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| of a fool | כְּסִ֖יל | kə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| with many | בְּרֹ֥ב | bə·rōḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| words | דְּבָרִֽים׃ | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:2 · Ecclesiastes 10:12–14 · Proverbs 10:19 · Job 11:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.