Evenגַּםin your thoughtבְּמַדָּעֲךָdo notאַלcurseתְּקַלֵּלthe king,מֶלֶךְand in the chambersוּבְחַדְרֵיof your bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָdo notאַלcurseתְּקַלֵּלthe rich,עָשִׁירforכִּיa birdעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמַיִםwill carryיוֹלִיךְthe voice,אֶת הַקּוֹלand the ownerוּבַעַלof wingsכְּנָפַיִםwill tellיַגֵּידthe matter.דָּבָר
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Study it in the app“Even in your thought do not curse the king, and in the chambers of your bed do not curse the rich, for a bird of the sky will carry the voice, and the owner of wings will tell the matter.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 10:20, word by word
- in your thoughtמַדָּעֲmadaa
knowledge
Knowledge, understanding: knowing things and knowing how to think. A word of the same family as "know," found in the late books (Chronicles, Daniel, Ecclesiastes).
Where else “madaa” appears- curseתְּקַלֵּלtekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “tekalel” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and in the chambersחַדְרֵיchadre
inner room
Inner room, private chamber.
Where else “chadre” appears- of your bedמִשְׁכָּבְmishkav
bed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkav” appears- the richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- a birdעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the skyשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- will carryיוֹלִיךְyolich
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “yolich” appears- the voiceקּוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- and the ownerבַעַלvaal
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “vaal” appears- of wingsכְּנָפַיִםkenafayim
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kenafayim” appears- will tellיַגֵּידyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- the matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears
The context
19For laughter they make bread, and wine gladdens life, and silver answers everything.
20 · This verse (above)