Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ...

Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “They are accounted as a sharp ox goad” (post-biblical mardea'). They were given by one Shepherd.

5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall drag ...

They are afraid of heights and dangers on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry has no effect.

5Also from the high places they will fear, and terrors on the road, and the almond tree will blossom, and the ...

5“And יהוה your Elohim shall bring you to the land [UNDER MESSIAH] which your fore-fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. And He shall do good to you, and ...

Ecclesiastes 12:5 tn The verb סָבַל (saval, “to bear a heavy load”) means “to drag oneself along” as a burden (BDB 687 s.v. סָבַל) or “to become thick; to move ...

12:5 Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And ...

◅ Ecclesiastes 12:5 ▻. Hebrew Texts. Westminster Leningrad Codex. גַּ֣ם מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ יִרָ֙אוּ֙ וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ ...

Ecclesiastes 12:5 tn The noun אֲבִיּוֹנָה (ʾaviyyonah, “caper berry, caper fruit”) is a hapax legomenon, occurring only here in the Hebrew Bible. It refers to the ...