Ecclesiastes 10:4
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
כָּפָה
kâphâh
properly, to bend, i.e. (figuratively) to tame or subdue
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
σκάνδαλον
skándalon
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּפָה kâphâh
properly, to bend, i.e. (figuratively) to tame or subdue
Study H3711 →σκάνδαλον skándalon
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
Study G4625 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
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