Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:14–15
14There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Word by word
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Ecclesiastes 9:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There was a small | קְטַנָּ֔ה | qə·ṭan·nāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| with few | מְעָ֑ט | mə·‘āṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| men | וַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים | wa·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| A mighty | גָּדוֹל֙ | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| king | מֶ֤לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| came | וּבָֽא־ | ū·ḇā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against it | אֵלֶ֜יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| surrounded it | וְסָבַ֣ב | wə·sā·ḇaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| and built | וּבָנָ֥ה | ū·ḇā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| large | גְּדֹלִֽים׃ | gə·ḏō·lîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1419 great |
| siege ramps | מְצוֹדִ֥ים | mə·ṣō·w·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4685 siege-works |
| against it | עָלֶ֖יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Ecclesiastes 9:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now a poor | מִסְכֵּן֙ | mis·kên | Adjective - masculine singular | H4542 poor |
| wise | חָכָ֔ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| man | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| was found | וּמָ֣צָא | ū·mā·ṣā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in | בָ֗הּ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and he | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| saved | וּמִלַּט־ | ū·mil·laṭ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| by his wisdom | בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ | bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| Yet no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | וְאָדָם֙ | wə·’ā·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| remembered | זָכַ֔ר | zā·ḵar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| that | הַהּֽוּא׃ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| poor | הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן | ham·mis·kên | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H4542 poor |
| man | הָאִ֥ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 2 Samuel 20:15–22 · 2 Kings 6:24–7:20
Ecclesiastes 9:15 Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Genesis 40:23 · Esther 6:2–3 · 2 Samuel 20:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.