Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:14

¹⁴There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.