Ecclesiastes 10:18
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
חָרַב
chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
English grammatical function word ('droppeth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalen...
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('droppeth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are r...
Study GRAM →חָרַב chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
Study H2717 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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