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There was a smallקְטַנָּהcityעִירand fewמְעָטmenוַאֲנָשִׁיםin it,בָּהּand there cameוּבָאagainst itאֵלֶיהָa greatגָּדוֹלkingמֶלֶךְand surrounded itוְסָבַב אֹתָהּand builtוּבָנָהagainst itעָלֶיהָgreatגְּדֹלִיםbulwarks.מְצוֹדִים
Ecclesiastes 9:14
Study it in the app“There was a small city and few men in it, and there came against it a great king and surrounded it and built against it great bulwarks.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 9:14, word by word
- There was a smallקְטַנָּהketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and fewמְעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and there cameבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- a greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and surrounded itסָבַבsavav
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “savav” appears- and builtבָנָהvana
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vana” appears- bulwarksמְצוֹדִיםmetsodim
stronghold
Strong place; works for besieging.
Where else “metsodim” appears
The context
13This also I saw — wisdom under the sun and it was great to me:
14 · This verse (above)
15And there was found in it a poor wise man, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; yet no one remembered that poor man.