Ecclesiastes 4:2

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."

Word-by-Word Analysis

כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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I

הָלַל

hâlal

H1984

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...

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the

מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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which are

כְּבָר

kᵉbâr

H3528

properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto

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מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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more than the

חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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which are

עוֹד

ʻôwd

H5750

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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חָיָה

châyâh

H2421

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

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Key Terms in This Verse

praised H1984

הָלַל hâlal

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

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already H3528

כְּבָר kᵉbâr

properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto

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alive H2421

חָיָה châyâh

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

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living H2416

חַי chay

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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Wherefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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dead H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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dead H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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yet H5750

עוֹד ʻôwd

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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