< Ecclesiastes 4:2 >

2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
and
Strongs:
Lexicon:
ו
Hebrew:
וְ/שַׁבֵּ֧חַ
Transliteration:
ve.
Context:
Next word
Morphhology:
Conjunction
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
/וְ
Transliteration:
v
Gloss:
and
Morphhology:
Hebrew Conjunction
Definition:
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)

I congratulated
Strongs:
Strongs extended:
Lexicon:
שָׁבַח
Hebrew:
וְ/שַׁבֵּ֧חַ
Transliteration:
sha.Be.ach
Context:
Continue previous word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
to praise
Morphhology:
Verb : Piel (Intensive/resultive/transtive, Active) Infinitive Construct
Grammar:
intensifying or achieving an ACTION OR ACTIVITY that is to be done by someone or something, combined with another term
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
שָׁבַח
Transliteration:
sha.vach
Gloss:
to praise
Morphhology:
Hebrew Verb
Definition:
to laud, praise, commend 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to laud, praise (God) 1a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead) 1b) (Hithpael) to boast Aramaic equivalent: she.vach (שְׁבַח "to praise" h7624)
Strongs > h7623
Word:
שָׁבַח
Transliteration:
shâbach
Pronounciation:
shaw-bakh'
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words); commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.; a primitive root

I
Strongs:
Lexicon:
אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י
Hebrew:
אֲנִ֛י
Transliteration:
'a.Ni
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Morphhology:
Pronoun (First Singular Either gender)
Grammar:
a reference to a RECENTLY MENTIONED male or female person or thing that is speaking or writing this
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
אֲנִי
Transliteration:
a.ni
Gloss:
I
Morphhology:
Hebrew Personal Pronoun Common Singular
Definition:
I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)
Strongs
Word:
אֲנִי
Transliteration:
ʼănîy
Pronounciation:
an-ee'
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.; contracted from h595 (אָנֹכִי)

<obj>
Strongs:
Lexicon:
אֵת
Hebrew:
אֶת\־
Transliteration:
'et-
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
[obj]
Morphhology:
Object indicator
Grammar:
an INDICATOR that this are who the action happens to or for
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
אֵת
Transliteration:
et
Gloss:
[Obj.]
Morphhology:
Hebrew Particle
Definition:
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" h3487)
Strongs
Word:
אֵת
Transliteration:
ʼêth
Pronounciation:
ayth
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).; apparent contracted from h226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity

[-]
Strongs:
Lexicon:
[־]
Hebrew:
אֶת\־
Context:
Link previous-next word
Gloss:
[link]
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
-
Transliteration:
-
Morphhology:
Punctuation
Definition:
Punctuation Maqqef: links words

the
Strongs:
Lexicon:
ה
Hebrew:
הַ/מֵּתִ֖ים
Transliteration:
ha.
Context:
Next word
Morphhology:
Definite article (Hebrew)
Grammar:
an INDICATOR that this is important or it has been referred to
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
Transliteration:
ha
Gloss:
[the]
Morphhology:
Prefix
Definition:
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object

dead
Strongs:
Lexicon:
מוּת
Hebrew:
הַ/מֵּתִ֖ים
Transliteration:
me.Tim
Context:
Continue previous word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
to die
Morphhology:
Verb : Qal (Simple, Active) Participle (Plural Masculine, Absolute)
Grammar:
performing an ACTION OR ACTIVITY being done by male people or things
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
מוּת
Transliteration:
mut
Gloss:
to die
Morphhology:
Hebrew Verb
Definition:
to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely
Strongs
Word:
מוּת
Transliteration:
mûwth
Pronounciation:
mooth
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.; a primitive root

who
Strongs:
Lexicon:
ש
Hebrew:
שֶׁ/כְּבָ֣ר
Transliteration:
she.
Context:
Next word
Gloss:
which
Morphhology:
Relative Particle
Grammar:
an INDICATOR that this has already been referred to in the sentence
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
/שׁ
Transliteration:
s
Gloss:
which/that
Morphhology:
Prefix
Definition:
Prefix shin: of

already
Strongs:
Lexicon:
כְּבָר
Hebrew:
שֶׁ/כְּבָ֣ר
Transliteration:
ke.Var
Context:
Continue previous word (Hebrew root)
Morphhology:
Noun (Singular Masculine, Absolute)
Grammar:
a reference to a male PERSON OR THING
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
כְּבָר
Transliteration:
ke.var
Gloss:
already
Morphhology:
Hebrew Adverb
Definition:
already, long ago, a great while
Strongs
Word:
כְּבָר
Transliteration:
kᵉbâr
Pronounciation:
keb-awr'
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Adverb
Definition:
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto; already, (seeing that which), now.; from h3527 (כָּבַר)

they had died
Strongs:
Lexicon:
מוּת
Hebrew:
מֵ֑תוּ
Transliteration:
Me.tu
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
to die
Morphhology:
Verb : Qal (Simple, Active) Perfect (Past/present Indicative) Third Plural Either gender
Grammar:
performing an ACTION OR ACTIVITY that is done completely in the past or present by male or female people or things being discussed
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
מוּת
Transliteration:
mut
Gloss:
to die
Morphhology:
Hebrew Verb
Definition:
to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely
Strongs
Word:
מוּת
Transliteration:
mûwth
Pronounciation:
mooth
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.; a primitive root

more than
Strongs:
Strongs extended:
Lexicon:
מִן־
Hebrew:
מִן\־
Transliteration:
min-
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
from
Morphhology:
Preposition
Grammar:
a RELATIONSHIP to another person or thing
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
מִן־
Transliteration:
min
Gloss:
from
Morphhology:
Hebrew Preposition
Definition:
prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from.even to, both.and, either.or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" h4481)
Strongs > h4480
Word:
מִן
Transliteration:
min
Pronounciation:
min
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.; or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for h4482 (מֵן)

[-]
Strongs:
Lexicon:
[־]
Hebrew:
מִן\־
Context:
Link previous-next word
Gloss:
[link]
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
-
Transliteration:
-
Morphhology:
Punctuation
Definition:
Punctuation Maqqef: links words

the
Strongs:
Lexicon:
ה
Hebrew:
הַ֣/חַיִּ֔ים
Transliteration:
ha.
Context:
Next word
Morphhology:
Definite article (Hebrew)
Grammar:
an INDICATOR that this is important or it has been referred to
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
Transliteration:
ha
Gloss:
[the]
Morphhology:
Prefix
Definition:
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object

living
Strongs:
Strongs extended:
Lexicon:
חַי
Hebrew:
הַ֣/חַיִּ֔ים
Transliteration:
chai.Yim
Context:
Continue previous word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
alive
Morphhology:
Adjective (Plural Masculine, Absolute)
Grammar:
DESCRIBING male people or things
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
חַי
Transliteration:
chay
Gloss:
alive
Morphhology:
Hebrew Adjective
Definition:
adj living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" h2417)
Strongs > h2416
Word:
חַי
Transliteration:
chay
Pronounciation:
khah'-ee
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
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; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.; from h2421 (חָיָה)

who
Strongs:
Strongs extended:
Lexicon:
אֲשֶׁר
Hebrew:
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
Transliteration:
'a.Sher
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
which
Morphhology:
Relative Particle
Grammar:
an INDICATOR that this has already been referred to in the sentence
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
אֲשֶׁר
Transliteration:
a.sher
Gloss:
which
Morphhology:
Hebrew Relative Pronoun
Definition:
A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Strongs > h834
Word:
אֲשֶׁר
Transliteration:
ʼăsher
Pronounciation:
ash-er'
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.; a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number)

they
Strongs:
Lexicon:
הֵ֫מָּה
Hebrew:
הֵ֥מָּה
Transliteration:
He.mah
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
they(masc.)
Morphhology:
Pronoun (Third Plural Masculine)
Grammar:
a reference to RECENTLY MENTIONED male people or things being discussed
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
הֵ֫מָּה
Transliteration:
hem.mah
Gloss:
they(masc.)
Morphhology:
Hebrew Demonstrative Pronoun
Definition:
they, these, the same, who
Strongs
Word:
הֵם
Transliteration:
hêm
Pronounciation:
haym
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Masculine
Definition:
they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.; or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from h1981 (הֲלַךְ)

[were] alive
Strongs:
Strongs extended:
Lexicon:
חַי
Hebrew:
חַיִּ֖ים
Transliteration:
chai.Yim
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
alive
Morphhology:
Adjective (Plural Masculine, Absolute)
Grammar:
DESCRIBING male people or things
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
חַי
Transliteration:
chay
Gloss:
alive
Morphhology:
Hebrew Adjective
Definition:
adj living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" h2417)
Strongs > h2416
Word:
חַי
Transliteration:
chay
Pronounciation:
khah'-ee
Language:
Hebrew
Definition:
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; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.; from h2421 (חָיָה)

still
Strongs:
Lexicon:
עֲדֶן
Hebrew:
עֲדֶֽנָ/ה\׃
Transliteration:
'a.De.na
Context:
Next word (Hebrew root)
Gloss:
till
Morphhology:
Adverb
Grammar:
DESCRIBING an action
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
עֲדֶן
Transliteration:
a.den
Gloss:
still
Morphhology:
Hebrew Adverb
Definition:
hitherto, still, yet
Strongs
Word:
עֲדֶן
Transliteration:
ʻăden
Pronounciation:
ad-en'
Language:
Hebrew
Morphhology:
Adverb
Definition:
till now; yet.; or עֲדֶנָּה; from h5704 (עַד) and h2004 (הֵן)

<towards>
Strongs:
Lexicon:
ה
Hebrew:
עֲדֶֽנָ/ה\׃
Transliteration:
h
Context:
Continue previous word
Gloss:
to
Morphhology:
Directional Suffix
Grammar:
AND the direction is toward this
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
ה/
Transliteration:
Gloss:
[to]
Morphhology:
Suffix
Definition:
Suffix hé – directional: "towards"

[׃]
Strongs:
Lexicon:
[׃]
Hebrew:
עֲדֶֽנָ/ה\׃
Context:
Punctuation
Gloss:
[fullstop]
Source:
[Tag=L] Leningrad
Tyndale
Word:
:
Transliteration:
:
Morphhology:
Punctuation
Definition:
Punctuation Sof-Pasuq: ends a verse

< Ecclesiastes 4:2 >