Ecclesiastes 9:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּיh3588
1Forמִי֙h4310
2אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
3יְבֻחַּ֔רh977
4אֶ֥לh413
5כָּלh3605
11for a livingחַי֙h2416
7to him that isיֵ֣שׁh3426
8there is hopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןh986
9כִּֽיh3588
10dogלְכֶ֤לֶבh3611
11for a livingחַי֙h2416
12ה֣וּאh1931
13is betterט֔וֹבh2896
14מִןh4480
15lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הh738
16than a deadהַמֵּֽת׃h4191

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

World English Bible (WEB)

For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

But `to' him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it `is' better than to the dead lion.