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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 4:12 - Admonished
Ecclesiastes 4:12 - And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And if | H518 | אִם |
used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if: although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not |
one | H259 | אֶחָד |
[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first |
prevail against | H8630 | תָּקַף |
[Verb] to overpower |
him two | H8147 | שְׁנַיִם |
[Noun] the second form being feminine); two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
shall withstand | H5975 | עָמַד |
[Verb] to {stand} in various relations (literally and {figuratively} intransitively and transitively) |
him and a threefold | H8027 | שָׁלַשׁ |
[Verb] but apparently used only as denominative from {H7969 } to be (causatively make) triplicate (by {restoration} in {portions} {strands} days or years) |
cord | H2339 | חוּט |
[Noun Masculine] a string; by implication a measuring tape |
is not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
quickly | H4120 | מְהֵרָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly |
broken | H5423 | נָתַק |
[Verb] to tear off |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.