Ecclesiastes 5:2

“Do not be hasty with your mouth, and let your heart not hurry to bring out a word before Elohim; for Elohim is in the heavens and you on the earth; therefore let your words be few.”

Ecclesiastes 5:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 5:2, word by word

be hastyתְּבַהֵלtevahel

hurry

To move with haste, sometimes without thinking.

Where else “tevahel” appears
with your mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
and let your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lib” appears
hurryיְמַהֵרyemaher

hurry

To act without delay, with haste and energy.

Where else “yemaher” appears
to bring outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “hotsi” appears
a wordדָבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
is in the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

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on the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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let your wordsיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihyu” appears
be fewמְעַטִּיםmeatim

few

A small amount: few in number, or a short time.

Where else “meatim” appears

The context

1Guard your foot when you go to the house of Elohim; and to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of the senseless, for they do not know that they are doing evil.

2 · This verse (above)

3For the dream comes with much occupation, and the voice of the senseless with many words.

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