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Ecclesiastes 5

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2 Be not rash with thy month, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Ecclesiastes 5:2. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 55
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים׃

9 word entries
כִּ֛י
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
בָּ֥א
Lemma
935
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H935
Occurrences
1266
הַחֲל֖וֹם
Lemma
d/2472
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H2472
Occurrences
9
בְּרֹ֣ב
Lemma
b/7230
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7230
Occurrences
33
עִנְיָ֑ן
Lemma
6045
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6045
Occurrences
4
וְק֥וֹל
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6963
Occurrences
34
כְּסִ֖יל
Lemma
3684
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H3684
Occurrences
43
בְּרֹ֥ב
Lemma
b/7230
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7230
Occurrences
33
דְּבָרִֽים
Lemma
1697
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
866
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ὅτι παραγίνεται ἐνύπνιον ἐν πλήθει πειρασμοῦ, καὶ φωνὴ ἄφρονος ἐν πλήθει λόγων.

12 word entries
Ὅτι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅτι
Transliteration
hoti
Morphology
subordinating conjunction
Gloss
that, because, for
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Conjunction introducing cause, content, or explanation.
Occurrences
3703
παραγίνεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
paraginetai
Morphology
verb, present/future middle-passive form, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
12
ἐνύπνιον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
enypnion
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
dream
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Dream or vision during sleep.
Occurrences
50
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
πλήθει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
plethos
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
multitude, abundance
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Multitude, fullness, quantity, or abundance.
Occurrences
265
πειρασμοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
peirasmoy
Morphology
genitive singular masculine/neuter pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
φωνὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
phone
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
voice, sound
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Voice, sound, or utterance.
Occurrences
549
ἄφρονος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
aphronos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
18
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
πλήθει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
plethos
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
multitude, abundance
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Multitude, fullness, quantity, or abundance.
Occurrences
265
λόγων
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
logon
Morphology
noun, masculine genitive plural
Gloss
of words, matters
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
1103
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܚܠܡܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܬ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܘܩܠܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܬ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ

9 word entries
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2606
ܕܐܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d't'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
98
ܚܠܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hlm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
13
ܒܣܘܓܐܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bswg't
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
5
ܥܢܝܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'nyn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
6
ܘܩܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wqlh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
ܕܣܟܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dskl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
29
ܒܣܘܓܐܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bswg't
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
5
ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ptgm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
285
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

אֲרוּם הֵיכִמָא דְּאָתֵי חֶלְמָא עַל הִרְהוּרֵי לִבָּא בִּסְגִיאוּת [גַוְונָן] קָל שָׁטְיָא [כְּדֵין] בִּסְגִיאוּת פִּתְגָמִין בְּטֵילִין׃

15 word entries
אֲרוּם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'rwm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
997
הֵיכִמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hykm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
69
דְּאָתֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אתי
Transliteration
d'ty
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
138
חֶלְמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chlm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
13
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
3568
הִרְהוּרֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hrhwry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
9
לִבָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לבא
Transliteration
lb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
168
בִּסְגִיאוּת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bsgy'wt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
27
גַוְונָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
gwwnn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
קָל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
קל
Transliteration
ql
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
120
שָׁטְיָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shty'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
39
כְּדֵין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דין
Transliteration
kdyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
684
בִּסְגִיאוּת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bsgy'wt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
27
פִּתְגָמִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ptgmyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
24
בְּטֵילִין׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
btylyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Multas curas sequuntur somnia, et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.

10 word entries
multas
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
multus
Transliteration
multas
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1032
curas
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cura
Transliteration
curas
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
41
sequuntur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sequor
Transliteration
sequuntur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
281
somnia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
somnium
Transliteration
somnia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
88
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
multis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
multus
Transliteration
multis
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1032
sermonibus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sermo
Transliteration
sermonibus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
626
invenitur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inuenio
Transliteration
invenitur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
682
stultitia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
stultitia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
47

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Matthew 6:7

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

30 relevance votes

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: but he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

27 relevance votes

Isaiah 55:9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

19 relevance votes

Matthew 6:9

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

11 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For thus it cometh to pass through the multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.

10 relevance votes

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

10 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business; and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.

10 relevance votes

James 3:2

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

9 relevance votes

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

9 relevance votes

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

9 relevance votes

Psalms 115:3

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

8 relevance votes

Genesis 18:32

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.

7 relevance votes
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