beforeעַד אֲשֶׁר לֹאthe silverהַכֶּסֶףcordחֶבֶלis snapped,יֵרָתֵקand the goldenהַזָּהָבbowlגֻּלַּתis crushed,וְתָרֻץand the jarכַּדis shatteredוְתִשָּׁבֶרat the spring,עַל הַמַּבּוּעַand the wheelהַגַּלְגַּלis brokenוְנָרֹץat the cistern;אֶל הַבּוֹר
Ecclesiastes 12:6
Study it in the app“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;”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.