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And Iוְ אֲנִיpraisedשַׁבֵּחַthe deadאֶת הַמֵּתִיםwhoשֶׁhave alreadyכְּבָרdiedמֵתוּmore thanמִןthe livingהַחַיִּיםwhoאֲשֶׁרareהֵמָּהstillעֲדֶנָהalive;חַיִּים
Ecclesiastes 4:2
Study it in the app“And I praised the dead who have already died more than the living who are still alive;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 4:2, word by word
- praisedשַׁבֵּחַshabeach
praise
To say aloud how great and good someone is, giving him honor.
Where else “shabeach” appears- the deadמֵּתִיםmetim
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metim” appears- have alreadyכְּבָרkevar
already, long ago
Already; long ago, formerly.
Where else “kevar” appears- the livingחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears- stillעֲדֶנָadena
still, until now
Still; until now.
Where else “adena” appears
The context
1And I turned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and look, the tears of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and from the hand of their oppressors there is power, and they have no comforter.
2 · This verse (above)
3and better than both of them is the one who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.