Ecclesiastes 2:5 — Word Study
WLCעָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ץ כָּל־ פֶּֽרִי׃
BSAI madeʻâsâh■ [for my own pleasure, created] gardensgannâh [and orchards, paradise-like] and parkspardêç [enclosed gardens, forests] I plantednâṭaʻ■ [established, fixed] all kindskôl [every sort, variety] of fruitpᵉrîy [the produce, harvest] treesʻêts [strong and firm]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| עָשִׂ֣יתִי | I made | Verb, Qal, perfect first person common singular |
| לִ֔י | for myself | Preposition, suffix |
| גַּנּ֖וֹת | gardens | Noun common, feminine plural absolute |
| וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים | and parks | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי | and I planted | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect first person common singular |
| בָהֶ֖ם | in them | Preposition, suffix |
| עֵ֥ץ | tree[s] of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| כָּל־ | every | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| פֶּֽרִי׃ | fruit | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees. |
| KJV | I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: |
| ASV | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; |
| YLT | I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit. |
| WEB | I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit. |
| BBE | I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all sorts. |
All translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse.
The sentence has a main clause followed by two phrases that elaborate on the speaker's actions.







8 commentators on this verse
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verbעָשָׂה
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Deep Study — Ecclesiastes 2:5
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Context — Reflections on Life's Pursuitsgenerated
Ecclesiastes 2:5 is part of a larger discourse where the author, often identified as Solomon, reflects on various pursuits and achievements in life. In this section, the speaker recounts the creation of gardens and parks, emphasizing personal enjoyment and the beauty found in nature. This theme resonates with the broader exploration of the meaning of life and the fulfillment found in earthly endeavors.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song of Solomon 4:12–16 | |
| 2 | Song of Solomon 5:1 | |
| 3 | Song of Solomon 6:2 | |
| 4 | Jeremiah 39:4 | When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. |
| 5 | Genesis 2:8–9 | And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — עָשָׂה, 'a.Si.tigenerated
The verb עָשָׂה (asah) means to make or do, encompassing a wide range of actions from creating to performing tasks. It is a foundational verb in Hebrew, used over 2,600 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts.
In this verse, it highlights the speaker's active role in creating gardens and parks for personal pleasure. The perfect tense indicates a completed action, showing that these creations were established and enjoyed.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
All translations agree on the meaning of the verse, conveying the idea that the speaker made gardens and parks for personal enjoyment and planted fruit trees.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb עָשִׂ֣יתִי (I made) governs the entire sentence, with two noun phrases following it: גַּנּ֖וֹת (gardens) and וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים (parks). This structure emphasizes the speaker's active role in creation.
The second part of the sentence introduces another verb, וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי (and I planted), which connects the act of planting fruit trees to the previously mentioned gardens and parks, creating a cohesive narrative of the speaker's endeavors.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates עָשָׂה as ἐποίησά, which also means 'to make.' This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, indicating a direct correlation between the actions described in both texts.
The word גַּנּ֖וֹת is rendered as κήπους, which refers to gardens, maintaining the imagery of cultivated spaces.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ecclesiastes 2:5 tells us that the speaker made gardens and parks for personal enjoyment, where they planted all kinds of fruit trees. This reflects a desire for beauty and pleasure in life, emphasizing the joy found in creation.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The speaker is expressing a desire for beauty and enjoyment in life, creating spaces that reflect personal pleasure and fulfillment.
Planting fruit trees symbolizes productivity and the rewards of labor, representing the fruits of one's efforts in life.
This verse illustrates the theme of seeking enjoyment and fulfillment in earthly pursuits, a recurring motif in Ecclesiastes that reflects on the meaning of life.
We can learn the importance of creating beauty and finding joy in our surroundings, as well as the value of investing in our personal happiness.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some ways I can create beauty in my own life?
- How do I find joy in my daily activities?
- In what ways can I cultivate personal fulfillment through my pursuits?
- What significance do gardens and parks hold in my understanding of nature and creation?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Jerome comments on this verse, highlighting the speaker's creation of gardens and the treasures found within.
"I made for myself gardens and orchards and planted in them every kind of fruit tree. "In my treasure house are not only gold and silver dishes but even some that are made from wood and pottery.Early Church Fathers on Ecclesiastes 2 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ecclesiastes 2:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleI made me gardens and orchards,.... Of the king's garden, we read Jeremiah 39:4.
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryI sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI made me gardens, Heb. paradises, or gardens of pleasure. I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits, mixing pleasure and profit together.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEcclesiastes 2:5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all [kind of] fruits:Ver. 5. I made me gardens.] So called, because guarded and enclosed with a wall, like as we call garments quasi guardments, in an active acception of the word, because they guard our bodies from the injury of wind and weather. The Hebrew word âï, Gan, comes likewise from a word that signifieth to protect or guard; and there are those who give this for a reason why the Lord forbade the Jews to keep swine, because they are such enemies to gardens, whereof that country is very full. And orchards.] Heb., Paradises; famous for curious variety and excellence of all sorts of trees and foreign…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Orchards.—Rather, parks. The word, which occurs also in Son 4:3, Nehemiah 2:8, is originally Persian, and passed into the Greek and into modern languages in the form of “paradise” (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 12:4; and in LXX., Genesis 2:10; Genesis 13:10; Numbers 24:6; Isaiah 1:30; Sir 24:30; Susan. 5:4). Parks and trees giving, not only fruit, but shade from the hot Eastern sun, were an almost necessary part of kingly luxury. The king’s garden is spoken of in 1 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 21:18; 2 Kings 25:4; Nehemiah 3:15.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 5. I made me gardens and orchards] פרדסים pardesim, "paradises." I doubt much whether this be an original Hebrew word. [Arabic] ferdoos, is found in the Persian and Arabic; and signifies a pleasant garden, a vineyard. Hence our word paradise, a place full of delights. How well Solomon was qualified to form gardens, orchards, vineyards, conservatories, c., may be at once conceived when we recollect his knowledge of natural history and that he wrote treatises on vegetables and their properties, from the cedar to the hyssop.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. I made me gardens and orchards] The latter word, originally Persian, and found only in the O. T. in this book, in Song Son 4:13, and Nehemiah 2:8, is the “paradise” of Xenophon, of later Rabbinic writings and of the New Testament (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 12:4). It indicates what we call a park, with flowing streams and shady groves and fruit trees, and deer feeding on the fresh green grass, and doves flitting through the trees, such as seemed to the Eastern imagination the fittest type of the highest blessedness. The whole scenery of the Song of Solomon is such a garden, planted with pomegranates and pleasant fruits, spikenards and camphire, calamus and cinnamon, and trees of…
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleOrchards - literally, “paradises,” i. e., parks or pleasure-grounds (compare Nehemiah 2:8 note).
Read Albert Barnes on Ecclesiastes 2 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
I designed royal gardens and parks for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
Tyndale line
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit:
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
I haue made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them trees of all fruite.
Strictly literal
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of every kind of fruit;
I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.
I made for myself gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.
I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted therein trees of all kinds of fruit;
I built for myself gardens and parks; I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
From the Latin
I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds,
Simplified
I made for myself gardens and parks, planting them with all kinds of fruit trees.
I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all sorts.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
עָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ץ כָּל־ פֶּֽרִי׃ is preserved in both the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint, with all words matched. This consistency indicates a strong agreement between the two texts.
עָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ץ כָּל־ פֶּֽרִי׃
9 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Ecclesiastes 2:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
V-Qal-Perf-1cs — Verb · Qal · perfect first person common singularHVqp1cs
נִי (ni) — me.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular
HRd/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffixHRd/Sp1bs
גַּנָּה (gannah) is a feminine noun meaning 'garden' or 'orchard.' It is derived from the root word for 'garden' (גַּן, gan). The entries consistently describe it as a place for growing plants, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
גַּנָּה n.f. garden (cf. foregoing [גַּן])—garden, orchard
base
H1593 גַּנָּה, גִּנָּה garden (cf. foregoing [גַּן])—garden, orchard
1593 gannah gan-naw'
feminine of 1588; a garden:--garden.
see HEBREW for 01588
גַּנָּה (gan.nah) — garden.
garden, orchard
Also means: gin.nah (גִּנָּה "garden" H1594)
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absoluteHNcfpa
Gardens
Mentioned in Scripture, of Eden (Gen. 2:8, 9); Ahab’s garden of herbs (1 Kings 21:2); the royal garden (2 Kings 21:18); the royal garden at Susa (Esther 1:5); the garden of Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:41); of Gethsemane (John 18:1).
The “king’s garden” mentioned 2 Kings 25:4, Neh. 3:15, was near the Pool of Siloam.
Are often mentioned in Scripture, though in a sense somewhat peculiar; for in the language of the Hebrews, every place where plants and trees were cultivated with greater care than in the open field, was called a garden. Fruit and shade trees, with aromatic shrubs, sometimes constituted the garden; though roses, lilies, and various gardens were used only for table vegetables, Ge 2:8-10 15:1-21 1Ki 21:2 Ec 2:5,6. They were located if possible beside a river or fountain, Ge 13:10 Nu 24:6. In other places reservoirs were provided, from which the water was distributed in various ways, as occasion required,
פַּרְדֵּס (pardec) refers to a park or preserve, encompassing meanings like forest and orchard. It is noted to have foreign origins, indicating its adoption into Hebrew. The entries consistently highlight its association with enclosed gardens and natural spaces.
פַּרְדֵּס n.[m.] preserve, park
base
H6508 פַּרְדֵּס
6508 pardec par-dace'
of foreign origin; a park:--forest, orchard.
פַּרְדֵּס (par.des) — park.
park, preserve, enclosed garden, forest
Conj | N-mp — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural absoluteHC/Ncmpa
נָטַע (nata`) is a Hebrew verb meaning to plant or establish. It can refer to planting in a literal sense or establishing something figuratively. The verb appears in both the Qal and Niphal forms, indicating actions of planting and being established, respectively.
נָטַע vb. plant
Qal
plant
plant, fig. = establish
Niph. be planted, fig., = be established.
base
H5193 נָטַע plant
5193 nata` naw-tah'
a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix;
specifically, to plant (literally or
figuratively):--fastened, plant(- er).
נָטַע (na.ta) — to plant.
1) to plant, fasten, fix, establish
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to plant
1a2) to plant, establish (fig.)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be planted
1b2) to be established (fig.)
Conj | V-Qal-Perf-1cs — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect first person common singularHc/Vqq1cs
הֶם (hem) — them.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural
HRd/Sp3mp — Preposition · suffixHRd/Sp3mp
עֵץ (ets) refers to a tree or wood, encompassing various forms such as timber, sticks, and planks. It can denote both singular and plural trees, as well as specific uses like gallows and firewood. The word is derived from a root meaning firmness, indicating its solid nature.
עֵץ 329 n.m. tree, trees, wood
(c. 150 t.)
a standing tree
coll. trees
(c. 175 t.; c. 120 t. pl., to denote pieces [or articles] of wood)
base
H6086 עֵץ tree, trees, wood . (c. 150 t.) . a standing tree
. coll. trees
. (c. 175 t.; c. 120 t. pl., to denote pieces [or articles] of wood)
6086 `ets ates
from 6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural
sticks):--+ carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff,
stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
see HEBREW for 06095
עֵץ (ets) — tree: wood.
: wood
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
1a) tree, trees
1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
עֵץ (ets) — tree.
: tree
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
1a) tree, trees
1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
עֵץ (ets) — tree: stick.
: stick/log
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
1a) tree, trees
1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
עֵץ (ets) — tree: stake.
: stake/shaft
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
1a) tree, trees
1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
עֵץ (ets) — tree: carpenter.
: carpenter/wood(worker)
1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
1a) tree, trees
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.
כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all
with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
Absolutely:
without the art., all things, all
with the art. הַכֹּל
where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
base
H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all
. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
3605 kol kole
or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;
hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a
plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any
(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as
many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,
whoso(-ever).
see HEBREW for 03634
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
פְּרִי (priy) means 'fruit' and encompasses various meanings, including the literal fruit of the ground, offspring or children, and figurative fruit representing the consequences of actions. It is derived from a root that emphasizes the concept of produce or reward.
פְּרִי 119 n.m. fruit
fruit of the ground, of produce in gen.
= offspring, fruit of womb
fig. of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences
base
H6529 פְּרִי fruit . fruit of the ground, of produce in gen.
. = offspring, fruit of womb
. fig. of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences
6529 priy per-ee'
from 6509; fruit (literally or figuratively):--bough,
((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.
see HEBREW for 06509
פְּרִי (pe.ri) — fruit.
1) fruit
1a) fruit, produce (of the ground)
1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb)
1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
froot.
See FOOD; BOTANY, and special articles on APPLE; FIG; VINE, etc.
Fruit
A word as used in Scripture denoting produce in general, whether vegetable or animal. The Hebrews divided the fruits of the land into three classes:,
(1.) The fruit of the field, “corn-fruit” (Heb. dagan); all kinds of grain and pulse.
(2.) The fruit of the vine, “vintage-fruit” (Heb. tirosh); grapes, whether moist or dried.
(3.) “Orchard-fruits” (Heb. yitshar), as dates, figs, citrons, etc.
Injunctions concerning offerings and tithes were expressed by these Hebrew terms alone (Num. 18:12; Deut. 14:23). This word “fruit” is also used of children or offspring (Gen. 30:2; Deut. 7:13; Luke 1:42;
