Ecclesiastes 2:8

Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data

"I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I

אָסַף

ʼâçaph

H622

to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

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me also

כֶּסֶף

keçeph

H3701

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

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and

זָהָב

zâhâb

H2091

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

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and the

סְגֻלָּה

çᵉgullâh

H5459

wealth (as closely shut up)

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אוֹצָר

ʼôwtsâr

H214

a depository

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of

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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and of the

מְדִינָה

mᵉdîynâh

H4082

properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region

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I

אָסַף

ʼâçaph

H622

to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

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me

אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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שִׁיר

shîyr

H7891

to sing

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and

אִשָּׁה

ʼishshâh

H802

a woman

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שִׁיר

shîyr

H7891

to sing

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and the

שַׁעְשֻׁעַ

shaʻshuaʻ

H8191

enjoyment

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of the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of

אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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as

שִׁיר

shîyr

H7892

a song; abstractly, singing

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כְּלִי

kᵉlîy

H3627

something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

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and that of all

מִכְלֻל

miklul

H4360

something perfect, i.e. a splendid garment

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Key Terms in This Verse

musical H7892

שִׁיר shîyr

a song; abstractly, singing

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delights H8191

שַׁעְשֻׁעַ shaʻshuaʻ

enjoyment

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peculiar H5459

סְגֻלָּה çᵉgullâh

wealth (as closely shut up)

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sorts H4360

מִכְלֻל miklul

something perfect, i.e. a splendid garment

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gat H622

אָסַף ʼâçaph

to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

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provinces H4082

מְדִינָה mᵉdîynâh

properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region

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treasure H214

אוֹצָר ʼôwtsâr

a depository

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singers H7891

שִׁיר shîyr

to sing

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singers H7891

שִׁיר shîyr

to sing

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instruments H3627

כְּלִי kᵉlîy

something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:10 cross-reference

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to ...

2 Samuel 19:35 cross-reference

I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore ...

1 Kings 9:28 cross-reference

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:14 cross-reference

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

Daniel 3:5 cross-reference

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up...

Amos 6:5 cross-reference

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

1 Chronicles 25:1 cross-reference

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the num...

Ezra 2:65 cross-reference

Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

2 Chronicles 9:11 cross-reference

And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

1 Kings 10:21 cross-reference

And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solom...

Daniel 3:7 cross-reference

Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshi...

Daniel 3:15 cross-reference

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well:...

1 Kings 9:14 cross-reference

And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

1 Chronicles 25:6 cross-reference

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jedu...

1 Kings 14:27 cross-reference

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.

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