Ecclesiastes 12:6

“before the silver cord is snapped, and the golden bowl is crushed, and the jar is shattered at the spring, and the wheel is broken at the cistern;”

Ecclesiastes 12:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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The Preacher: remember your Creator in your youth, before the spirit returns to ElohimDeath and Eternal Life

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Ecclesiastes 12:6, word by word

the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “kesef” appears
cordחֶבֶלchevel

cord

A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.

Where else “chevel” appears
is snappedיֵרָתֵקyeratek

snap

The cord holding something giving way.

Where else “yeratek” appears
and the goldenזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
bowlגֻּלַּתgulat

bowl

A deep vessel, or a sphere.

Where else “gulat” appears
is crushedתָרֻץtaruts

crush

To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".

Where else “taruts” appears
and the jarכַּדkad

jar

Jar: an earthen vessel for carrying water or keeping flour.

Where else “kad” appears
is shatteredתִשָּׁבֶרtishaver

break

To break something to pieces.

Where else “tishaver” appears
at the springמַּבּוּעַmabua

spring

A spring, a source of water.

Where else “mabua” appears
and the wheelגַּלְגַּלgalgal

wheel

The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.

Where else “galgal” appears
at the cisternבּוֹרbor

cistern

A hole dug to hold water.

Where else “bor” appears

Translation note

“Is snapped” follows the traditional reading (qere, יֵרָתֵק); the written text (ketiv, ירחק) reads “is removed.”

The context

5also of what is high they are afraid, and terrors are in the way; and the almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper grows heavy, and the caper fails, because the human being is going to his eternal house, and the mourners go around in the street;

6 · This verse (above)

7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to Elohim who gave it.

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