Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:4
4There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| hope | בִּטָּח֑וֹן | biṭ·ṭā·ḥō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H986 trust |
| however | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| for anyone who | מִי֙ | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is among | יִבָּחֵר | yib·bå̄·ḥēr | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| the living | הַחַיִּ֖ים | ha·ḥay·yîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| for even | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a live | חַי֙ | ḥay | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| dog | לְכֶ֤לֶב | lə·ḵe·leḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3611 dog |
| is better | ט֔וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| a dead | הַמֵּֽת׃ | ham·mêṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| lion | הָאַרְיֵ֖ה | hā·’ar·yêh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 14:7–12 · Luke 16:26–29 · Isaiah 38:18 · Lamentations 3:21–22 · Job 27:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.