Strong's KJV Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

From Original Young's Literal Translation Version YLT

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

From Original World English Bible Translation Version WEB

Ecclesiastes 10:20 Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; And don't curse the rich in your bedchamber: For a bird of the sky may carry your voice, And that which has wings may tell the matter.

Strong's Hebrew~English LIT Bible:
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Abate, make bright, bri.. קָלַל~qalal~/kaw-lal'/	king King, royal מֶלֶךְ~melek~/meh'-lek/
Knowledge, science, tho.. מַדָּע~madda`~/mad-daw'/	Abate, make bright, bri.. קָלַל~qalal~/kaw-lal'/
Rich (man) עָשִׁיר~`ashiyr~/aw-sheer'/	Bed(-chamber), couch, l.. מִשְׁכָּב~mishkab~/mish-kawb'/
((bed) inner) chamber, .. חֶדֶר~cheder~/kheh'-der/	Bird, that flieth, flyi.. עוֹף~`owph~/ofe/
universe/heaven/sky Air, × astrologer, heav.. שָׁמַיִם~shamayim~/shaw-mah'-yim/	× again, away, bear, br.. יָלַךְ~yalak~/yaw-lak'/
Aloud, bleating, crack.. קוֹל~qowl~/kole/	Archer, babbler, bir.. בַּעַל~ba`al~/bah'-al/
bird, wing, extremity Bird, border, corner, .. כָּנָף~kanaph~/kaw-nawf'/	to declare, make known Bewray, × certainly, ce.. נָגַד~nagad~/naw-gad'/
Act, advice, affair, an.. דָּבָר~dabar~/daw-baw'/

Ecclesiastes 10:20 From Original Hebrew Authorized King James Version

[7043]	[4428]	[4093]	[7043]	[6223]	[4904]	[2315]	[5775]	[8064]	[3212]	[6963]	[1167]	[3671]	[5046]	[1697]
[qalal]	[melek]	[madda`]	[qalal]	[`ashiyr]	[mishkab]	[cheder]	[`owph]	[shamayim]	[yalak]	[qowl]	[ba`al]	[kanaph]	[nagad]	[dabar]
קָלַל קָלַל	מֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ	מַדָּע מַדָּע	קָלַל קָלַל	עָשִׁיר עָשִׁיר	מִשְׁכָּב מִשְׁכָּב	חֶדֶר חֶדֶר	עוֹף עוֹף	שָׁמַיִם שָׁמַיִם	יָלַךְ יָלַךְ	קוֹל קוֹל	בַּעַל בַּעַל	כָּנָף כָּנָף	נָגַד נָגַד	דָּבָר דָּבָר
abate, make brigh...	king	knowledge, scienc...	abate, make brigh...	rich (man)	bed(-chamber), co...	((bed) inner) cha...	bird, that flieth...	universe/heaven/sky	× again, away, be...	aloud, bleating,...	archer, babbler...	bird, wing, extre...	to declare, make ...	act, advice, affa...
לַלָק	ְךֶלֶמ	עָּדַמ	לַלָק	ריִׁשָע	בָּכְׁשִמ	רֶדֶח	ףֹוע	םִיַמָׁש	ְךַלָי	לֹוק	לַעַּב	ףָנָּכ	דַגָנ	רָבָּד
[lalaq]	[kelem]	[`addam]	[lalaq]	[ryihsa`]	[bakhsim]	[redehc]	[hpwo`]	[miyamahs]	[kalay]	[lwoq]	[la`ab]	[hpanak]	[dagan]	[rabad]

Strong's Dictionary Number: [7043]

7043

1 Original Word: קָלַל
2 Word Origin: a primitive root
3 Transliterated Word: qalal
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 2028
5 Phonetic Spelling: kaw-lal'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.):--abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), × slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.
8 Definition:

to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light
1. (Qal)
  1. to be slight, be abated (of water)
  2. to be swift
  3. to be trifling, be of little account
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be swift, show oneself swift
  2. to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant
  3. to be lightly esteemed
3. (Piel)
  1. to make despicable
  2. to curse
4. (Pual) to be cursed
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to make light, lighten
  2. to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour
6. (Pilpel)
  1. to shake
  2. to whet
7. (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro

9 English:
0 Usage: abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem) (thing), × slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make) (re-)vile, whet

Strong's Dictionary Number: [4428]

4428

1 Original Word: מֶלֶךְ
2 Word Origin: from (04427)
3 Transliterated Word: melek
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1199a
5 Phonetic Spelling: meh'-lek
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [04427;]04427; a king:--king, royal.
8 Definition:

king

9 English: king
0 Usage: king, royal

Strong's Dictionary Number: [4093]

4093

1 Original Word: מַדָּע
2 Word Origin: from (03045)
3 Transliterated Word: madda`
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 848g
5 Phonetic Spelling: mad-daw'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: or maddai {mad-dah'}; from [03045;]03045; intelligence or consciousness:--knowledge, science, thought.
8 Definition:

knowledge, thought
1. knowledge
2. mind, thought, place of knowledge

9 English:
0 Usage: knowledge, science, thought

Strong's Dictionary Number: [7043]

7043

to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light
1. (Qal)
  1. to be slight, be abated (of water)
  2. to be swift
  3. to be trifling, be of little account
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be swift, show oneself swift
  2. to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant
  3. to be lightly esteemed
3. (Piel)
  1. to make despicable
  2. to curse
4. (Pual) to be cursed
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to make light, lighten
  2. to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour
6. (Pilpel)
  1. to shake
  2. to whet
7. (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro

Strong's Dictionary Number: [6223]

6223

1 Original Word: עָשִׁיר
2 Word Origin: from (06238)
3 Transliterated Word: `ashiyr
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1714b
5 Phonetic Spelling: aw-sheer'
6 Part of Speech:
7 Strong's Definition: from [06238;]06238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble):--rich (man).
8 Definition: adj

rich, wealthy n
the rich, the wealthy, rich man

9 English:
0 Usage: rich (man)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [4904]

4904

1 Original Word: מִשְׁכָּב
2 Word Origin: from (07901)
3 Transliterated Word: mishkab
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 2381c
5 Phonetic Spelling: mish-kawb'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [07901;]07901; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse:--bed((-chamber)), couch, lieth (lying) with.
8 Definition:

a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
1. couch, bed
2. act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
3. lying down (for sexual contact)

9 English:
0 Usage: bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with

Strong's Dictionary Number: [2315]

2315

1 Original Word: חֶדֶר
2 Word Origin: from (02314)
3 Transliterated Word: cheder
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 612a
5 Phonetic Spelling: kheh'-der
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [02314;]02314; an apartment (usually literal):--((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, × within.
8 Definition:

chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within

9 English:
0 Usage: ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, south, × within

Strong's Dictionary Number: [5775]

5775

1 Original Word: עוֹף
2 Word Origin: from (05774)
3 Transliterated Word: `owph
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1582a
5 Phonetic Spelling: ofe
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [05774;]05774; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively:--bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
8 Definition:

flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds
1. fowl, birds
2. winged insects

9 English:
0 Usage: bird, that flieth, flying, fowl

Strong's Dictionary Number: [8064]

8064

1 Original Word: שָׁמַיִם
2 Word Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
3 Transliterated Word: shamayim
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 2407a
5 Phonetic Spelling: shaw-mah'-yim
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):--air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).
8 Definition:

heaven, heavens, sky
1. visible heavens, sky
  1. as abode of the stars
  2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
2. Heaven (as the abode of God)

9 English: universe/heaven/sky
0 Usage: air, × astrologer, heaven(-s)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [3212]

3212

1 Original Word: יָלַךְ
2 Word Origin: a primitive root [compare (01980)]
3 Transliterated Word: yalak
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 498
5 Phonetic Spelling: yaw-lak'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root (compare [01980);]01980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):--X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.
8 Definition:

to go, walk, come
1. (Qal)
  1. to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
  2. to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
2. (Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

9 English:
0 Usage: × again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go(-ing, -ne) (away, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak

Strong's Dictionary Number: [6963]

6963

1 Original Word: קוֹל
2 Word Origin: from an unused root meaning to call aloud
3 Transliterated Word: qowl
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1998a,2028b
5 Phonetic Spelling: kole
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: or qol {kole}; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:--+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
8 Definition:

voice, sound, noise
1. voice
2. sound (of instrument)
lightness, frivolity

9 English:
0 Usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell

Strong's Dictionary Number: [1167]

1167

1 Original Word: בַּעַל
2 Word Origin: from (01166)
3 Transliterated Word: ba`al
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 262a
5 Phonetic Spelling: bah'-al
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [01166;]01166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):--+ archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy, he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
8 Definition:

owner, husband, lord
1. owner
2. a husband
3. citizens, inhabitants
4. rulers, lords
5. (noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
6. lord (used of foreign gods)

9 English:
0 Usage: + archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy, he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of

Strong's Dictionary Number: [3671]

3671

1 Original Word: כָּנָף
2 Word Origin: from (03670)
3 Transliterated Word: kanaph
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1003a
5 Phonetic Spelling: kaw-nawf'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
7 Strong's Definition: from [03670;]03670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:--+ bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
8 Definition:

wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt
1. wing
2. extremity
  1. skirt, corner (of garment)

9 English: bird, wing, extremity
0 Usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [5046]

5046

1 Original Word: נָגַד
2 Word Origin: a primitive root
3 Transliterated Word: nagad
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1289
5 Phonetic Spelling: naw-gad'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise:--bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter.
8 Definition:

to be conspicuous, tell, make known
1. (Hiphil) to tell, declare
  1. to tell, announce, report
  2. to declare, make known, expound
  3. to inform of
  4. to publish, declare, proclaim
  5. to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a
2. messenger (participle)
3. (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

9 English: to declare, make known
0 Usage: bewray, × certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, × fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, × surely, tell, utter

Strong's Dictionary Number: [1697]

1697

1 Original Word: דָּבָר
2 Word Origin: from (01696)
3 Transliterated Word: dabar
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 399a
5 Phonetic Spelling: daw-baw'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [01696;]01696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, + that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
8 Definition:

speech, word, speaking, thing
1. speech
2. saying, utterance
3. word, words
4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

9 English:
0 Usage: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, + that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work

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