Ecclesiastes 11:6
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
מָנַע
mânaʻ
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
צָלַח
tsâlach
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
אוֹ
ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
Key Terms in This Verse
אוֹ ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Study H176 →צָלַח tsâlach
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
Study H6743 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →Cross References
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before th...
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