Ecclesiastes 9:14
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
גָּדוֹל
great
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גָּדוֹל
Great, large, elder. Gadol. God is gadol and greatly to be praised. His greatness is beyond all measure and beyond all comparison.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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קָטָן
small
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קָטָן
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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עִיר
a city
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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מָצוֹד
siege works
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מָצוֹד
a net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower
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מְעַט
were few
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מְעַט
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
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