He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
* He that diggeth a pit, ſhall fall into it; and who ſo breaketh an hedge, a ſerpent ſhall bite him.
גָּדֵר , masculine noun, gadeyr — a wall (value 207)
H1447,
גָּדֵר gâdêr, gaw-dare'; from H1443; a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure:—fence, hedge, wall.Used in 10 Verses, 7 Books 11  Occurrence Count
גּוּמָּץ , masculine noun, gummatz — a pit (value 139)
H1475,
גּוּמָּץ gûwmmâts, goom-mawts'; of uncertain derivation; a pit:—pit.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
חָפַר , verb, hafar — to dig, search for (value 288)
H2658,
חָפַר châphar, khaw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore:—dig, paw, search out, seek.to dig, search for
(Qal)
to dig
to search, search out, explore
Used in 21 Verses, 9 Books 22  Occurrence Count
נָחָשׁ , masculine noun, nahash — a serpent (value 358)
H5175,
נָחָשׁ nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'; from H5172; a snake (from its hiss):—serpent.serpent, snake
serpent
image (of serpent)
fleeing serpent (mythological)
Used in 28 Verses, 13 Books 31  Occurrence Count
נָפַל , verb, nafal — to fall, lie (value 160)
H5307,
נָפַל nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
(Qal)
to fall
to fall (of violent death)
to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of
to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
to lie, lie prostrate
(Hiphil)
to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
to overthrow
to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
to cause to fall
(Hithpael)
to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
(Pilel) to fall
Used in 403 Verses, 33 Books 429  Occurrence Count
נָשַׁךְ , verb, nashakh — to bite (value 370)
H5391,
נָשַׁךְ nâshak, naw-shak'; a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:—bite, lend upon usury.to bite
(Qal) to bite
(Piel) to bite
to pay, give interest, lend for interest or usury
(Qal) to give interest
(Hiphil) to make to give interest
Used in 14 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
פָּרַץ , verb, paratz — to break through (value 370)
H6555,
פָּרַץ pârats, paw-rats'; a primitive root; to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative):—× abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.to break through or down or over, burst, breach
(Qal)
to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)
to break through or down, make a breach in
to break into
to break open
to break up, break in pieces
to break out (violently) upon
to break over (limits), increase
to use violence
to burst open
to spread, distribute
(Niphal) to be broken through
(Pual) to be broken down
(Hithpael) to break away
Used in 48 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 10:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃ |
| Verse #17502 (Ch. #669) — 8 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He that diggeth |
H2658hafar |
חָפַר |
288 |
| a pit |
H1475gummatz |
גּוּמָּץ |
139 |
| shall fall |
H5307nafal |
נָפַל |
160 |
| into it; and whoso breaketh |
H6555paratz |
פָּרַץ |
370 |
| an hedge, |
H1447gadeyr |
גָּדֵר |
207 |
| a serpent |
H5175nahash |
נָחָשׁ |
358 |
| shall bite him. |
H5391nashakh |
נָשַׁךְ |
370 |
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