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<< Ecclesiastes 12:3 >>
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In the day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
when the keepers
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
of the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
shall tremble
zuwa` (zoo'-ah)
to shake off, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate (as with fear) -- move, tremble, vex.
and the strong
chayil (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
shall bow
`avath (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
themselves and the grinders
tachan (taw-khan')
to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment) -- grind(-er).
cease
batel (baw-tale')
to desist from labor -- cease.
because they are few
ma`at (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
and those that look out
ra'ah (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
of the windows
'arubbah (ar-oob-baw')
a lattice; (by implication) a window, dove-cot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) -- chimney, window.
be darkened
chashak (khaw-shak')
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken -- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide. |
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