Original Language Studio
Ecclesiastes 2:8
“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3664 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to collect; hence, to enfold
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
- Grammar
- כָּנַ֤סְתִּי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 22:2Nehemiah 12:44Esther 4:16Psalms 33:7Psalms 147:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּנַס here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.