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I madeעָשִׂיתִיfor myselfלִיpoolsבְּרֵכוֹתof waterמָיִםto waterלְהַשְׁקוֹתfrom themמֵהֶםa forestיַעַרsproutingצוֹמֵחַtrees.עֵצִים
Ecclesiastes 2:6
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With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 2:6, word by word
- I madeעָשִׂיתִיasiti
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asiti” appears- poolsבְּרֵכוֹתberechot
pool
Pool: a man-made reservoir of water.
Where else “berechot” appears- of waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- to waterהַשְׁקוֹתhashkot
water
To water the land.
Where else “hashkot” appears- a forestיַעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- sproutingצוֹמֵחַtsomeach
sprout
Sprout, spring up; begin to grow.
Where else “tsomeach” appears- treesעֵצִיםetsim
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears
The context
5I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted in them every kind of fruit tree;
6 · This verse (above)
7I acquired male slaves and female slaves, and I had sons of the household; also I had many herds of cattle and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.