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Ecclesiastes 2:6

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.
Ecclesiastes 2:6
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עָשִׂ֥יתִי לִ֖י בְּרֵכ֣וֹת מָ֑יִם לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת מֵהֶ֔ם יַ֖עַר צוֹמֵ֥חַ עֵצִֽים׃

  1. עָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.ti“I made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  2. לִ֖יli“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  3. בְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.Khot“pools of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בְּרֵכָה · “pool” · Strong's H1295H
  4. מָ֑יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  5. לְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.Kot“to water”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁקָה · “watering(ANIMALS” · Strong's H8248G
  6. מֵהֶ֔םme.Hem“from <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  7. יַ֖עַרYa.'ar“a forest”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יַ֫עַר · “wood” · Strong's H3293A
  8. צוֹמֵ֥חַtzo.Me.ach“sprouting of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from צָמַח · “to spring” · Strong's H6779
  9. עֵצִֽים׃'e.Tzim“trees”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)