Ecclesiastes 2:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: | I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I made | עָשִׂ֣יתִי | 'a-SI-ti | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| gardens | גַּנּ֖וֹת | ga-NOT | H1593 | gardenגַּנָּה (gan.nah) garden, orchard Also means: gin.nah (גִּנָּה "garden" H1594) |
| and parks | וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים | u-far-de-SIM | H6508 | parkפַּרְדֵּס (par.des) park, preserve, enclosed garden, forest |
| and I planted | וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי | ve-na-TA'-ti | 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.) |
| tree[s] of | עֵ֥ץ | 'etz | H6086H | tree: woodעֵץ (ets) : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| fruit | פֶּֽרִי׃ | PE-ri | H6529 | fruitפְּרִי (pe.ri) 1) fruit 1a) fruit, produce (of the ground) 1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb) 1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.