Ecclesiastes 4:12
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
שָׁלַשׁ
shâlash
to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
חֶבֶל
chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a c...
מַהֵר
mahêr
properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁלַשׁ shâlash
to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
Study H8027 →חֶבֶל chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especi...
Study H2256 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
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