Ecclesiastes 12:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. | The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd. | The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] words of | דִּבְרֵ֤י | div-REI | H1697G | wordדָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
| wise [people] | חֲכָמִים֙ | cha-kha-MIM | H2450 | wiseחָכָם (cha.kham) 1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously) |
| [are] like the goads | כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת | ka-DA-re-vo-NOT | H1861B | goadדָּֽרְבֹנָה (dar.vo.nah) goad Another spelling of dor.von (דׇּרְבוֹן "goad" H1861A) |
| and [are] like nails | וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹת | u-khe-mas-me-ROT | H4930 | nailמַשְׂמְרָה (mas.m.rah) nail |
| firmly fixed | נְטוּעִ֖ים | ne-tu-'IM | H5193 | to plantנָטַע (na.ta) 1) to plant, fasten, fix, establish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plant 1a2) to plant, establish (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be planted 1b2) to be established (fig.) |
| masters of | בַּעֲלֵ֣י | ba-'a-LEI | H1167K | masterבַּעַל (ba.al) : master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) |
| collections | אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת | 'a-su-POT | H0627 | collectionאֲסֻפָּה (a.sup.pah) collection |
| they are given | נִתְּנ֖וּ | ni-te-NU | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| from a shepherd | מֵרֹעֶ֥ה | me-ro-'EH | H7462B | to pastureרָעָה (ra.ah) 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess Also means: ro.i (רֹעִי "to shepherd" H7473) |
| one | אֶחָֽד׃ | 'e-CHAD | H0259 | oneאֶחָד (e.chad) 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.