By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
By much ſlouthfulneſſe the building decayeth; and through idleneſſe of the hands the houſe droppeth through.
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045 Occurrence Count
דָּלַף , verb, dalaf — to drip, drop (value 114)
H1811,
דָּלַף dâlaph, daw-laf'; a primitive root; to drip; by implication, to weep:—drop through, melt, pour out.to drop, drip
(Qal)
to leak
to weep (of tears)
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3 Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609 Occurrence Count
מָכַךְ , verb, makhakh — to be low or humiliated (value 80)
H4355,
מָכַךְ mâkak, maw-kak'; a primitive root; to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish:—be brought low, decay.to be low, be humiliated
(Qal) to be low, be humiliated
(Niphal) to sink
(Hophal) to be brought low
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3 Occurrence Count
מְקָרֶה , masculine noun, məkareh — beam work (value 345)
H4746,
מְקָרֶה meqâreh, mek-aw-reh'; from H7136; properly, something meeting, i.e. a frame (of timbers):—building.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
עַצְלָה , feminine noun, ʿatzla — sluggishness (value 195)
H6103,
עַצְלָה ʻatslâh, ats-law'; feminine of H6102; (as abstractly) indolence:—slothfulness.Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2 Occurrence Count
שִׁפְלוּת , feminine noun, shiflut — a sinking (value 816)
H8220,
שִׁפְלוּת shiphlûwth, shif-looth'; from H8213; remissness:—idleness.sinking, idleness, inactivity
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 10:18Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃ |
| Verse #17512 (Ch. #669) — 7 words, 34 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| By much slothfulness |
H6103ʿatzla |
עַצְלָה |
195 |
| the building |
H4746məkareh |
מְקָרֶה |
345 |
| decayeth; |
H4355makhakh |
מָכַךְ |
80 |
| and through idleness |
H8220shiflut |
שִׁפְלוּת |
816 |
| of the hands |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
| the house |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| droppeth through. |
H1811dalaf |
דָּלַף |
114 |
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