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Ecclesiastes 12:5

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And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;	Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:	Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Also when they shall be afraid^H3372 of that which is high^H1364, and fears^H2849 shall be in the way^H1870, and the almond tree^H8247 shall flourish^H5006, and the grasshopper^H2284 shall be a burden^H5445, and desire^H35 shall fail^H6565: because man^H120 goeth^H1980 to his long^H5769 home^H1004, and the mourners^H5594 go about^H5437 the streets^H7784:

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Original Hebrew

גַּם מִגָּבֹהַּ יִרָאוּ וְחַתְחַתִּים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְיָנֵאץ הַשָּׁקֵד וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב וְתָפֵר הָאֲבִיֹּונָה כִּי־הֹלֵךְ הָאָדָם אֶל־בֵּית עֹולָמֹו וְסָבְבוּ בַשּׁוּק הַסֹּפְדִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
גַּ֣ם	gam	H1571	HTa	also
מִ/גָּבֹ֤הַּ	mi./ga.Vo.ah	H1364	HR/Aamsa	from/ a high (place)
יִרָ֨אוּ֙	yi.Ra.'u	H3372	HVqi3mp	people will be afraid
וְ/חַתְחַתִּ֣ים	ve./chat.cha.Tim	H2849	HC/Ncmpa	and/ terrors
בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ	ba./De.rekh	H1870	HRd/Ncbsa	(are) in the/ way
וְ/יָנֵ֤אץ	ve./ya.Netz	H5006	HC/Vhi3ms	and/ it may blossom
הַ/שָּׁקֵד֙	ha./sha.Ked	H8247	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ almond tree
וְ/יִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל	ve./yis.ta.Bel	H5445	HC/Vti3ms	so/ it may drag itself along
הֶֽ/חָגָ֔ב	he./cha.Gav	H2284	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ grasshopper
וְ/תָפֵ֖ר	ve./ta.Fer	H6565	HC/Vhi3fs	and/ it may fail
הָֽ/אֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה	ha./'a.vi.yo.Nah	H35	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ caper-berry
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
הֹלֵ֤ךְ	ho.Lekh	H1980	HVqrmsa	(is) going
הָ/אָדָם֙	ha./'a.Dam	H120	HTd/Ncmsa	(the)/ humankind
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
עוֹלָמ֔/וֹ	o.la.M/o	H5769	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	perpetuity/ its
וְ/סָבְב֥וּ	ve./sa.ve.Vu	H5437	HC/Vqq3cp	and/ they will go about
בָ/שּׁ֖וּק	shûwq	H7784	HRd/Ncmsa
הַ/סֹּפְדִֽים	ha./so.fe.Dim	H5594	HTd/Vqrmpa	the/ mourners

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H35 — אֲבִיּוֹנָה (ʼăbîyôwnâh, ab-ee-yo-naw'): from אָבָה; provocative of desire; the caper berry (from its stimulative taste); desire.
• H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1364 — גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah): or גָּבוֹהַּ; (fully) from גָּבַהּ; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant; haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
• H2284 — חָגָב (châgâb, khaw-gawb'): of uncertain derivation; a locust; locust.
• H2849 — חַתְחַת (chathchath, khath-khath'): from חַת; terror; fear.
• H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
• H5006 — נָאַץ (nâʼats, naw-ats'): a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for נוּץ, to bloom; to scorn; abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke.
• H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
• H5445 — סָבַל (çâbal, saw-bal'): a primitive root; to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid; bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
• H5594 — סָפַד (çâphad, saw-fad'): a primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail; lament, mourn(-er), wail.
• H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
• H6565 — פָּרַר (pârar, paw-rar'): a primitive root; to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate; [idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.
• H7784 — שׁוּק (shûwq, shook): from שׁוּק; a street (as run over); street.
• H8247 — שָׁקֵד (shâqêd, shaw-kade'): from שָׁקַד; the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom); almond (tree).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

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