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Hebrew wordlink #136079

OSHB 1 Sam 20:26 מִקְרֶה (miqreh) Strongs=4745 Lemma=‘מִקְרֶה’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_chance’ word gloss=‘happened’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1062 TimeSeries=Reign_of_Saul

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Other uses (4) of identical word form מִקְרֶה (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִקְרֶה’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[is]_chance’, ‘chance’, ‘fate’, ‘the_fate’.

1 SAM 6:9 contextual word gloss=‘chance’ word gloss=‘chance’ OSHB 1 SAM 6:9 word 23

OET-LV: 9 And_you(pl)_will _see if the _way _of its _own _territory _of_of it _will _go _up Bēyt Shemesh he he _has _done to/for_us DOM the_harm (the)_great (the)_this and_if not and_we _will _know if/because _that not his/its_hand it _touched (in)_us chance it it _happened to/for_us. (SA1_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then watch it. If it heads towards Beyt-Shemesh in Israeli territory, then it’s their god that caused this terrible calamity. But if not, then we’ll know that it wasn’t the Israeli god, and that it all happened to us by chance.” (SA1 6:9)

ECC 3:19 contextual word gloss=‘the_fate’ word gloss=‘fate’ OSHB ECC 3:19 word 2

OET-LV: 19 If/because the _fate of _the _children _of the_humankind and_the _fate the_cattle/livestock and_fate one to/for_them like_the _death _of this so the _death _of this and_spirit one belongs_to_all and_the _advantage _of the_humankind is_more _than the_cattle/livestock not if/because (the)_everything is_futility. (ECC_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 because the same one thing happens to both people and animals:
⇔ just like one dies, so does the other—they both have the same breath.
⇔ But people have no advantage over animals—everything is pointless. (ECC 3:19)

ECC 9:2 contextual word gloss=‘fate’ word gloss=‘fate’ OSHB ECC 9:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2 (the)_all just_as for_all fate one belongs_to_righteous and_to_wicked to_good and_to_clean and_to_unclean and_to_who_sacrifices and_to_one_who not_he is_sacrificing as_person as_sinner the_one_who_swears _an _oath just_as an _oath one_fearing. (ECC_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 We all have the same fate whether godly or wicked,
⇔ or good or pure or impure,
⇔ whether you sacrifice or not,
⇔ or you’re good or disobedient,
⇔ or you make a promise or you’re the subject of a promise. (ECC 9:2)

ECC 9:3 contextual word gloss=‘fate’ word gloss=‘fate’ OSHB ECC 9:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 This is_an _evil in_all that it _is _done under the_sun if/because fate one belongs_to_everyone and_also the _heart _of the _children _of the_humankind is_full evil and_madness(es) is_in_their _of_heart in_their _of_lives and_after_it to the _dead_people. (ECC_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 There’s evil in everything that’s done in this world:
⇔ that same final event for everyone.
⇔ Yes, humankind’s minds are full of evil and madness during their lifetimes,
⇔ and after that they join the dead. (ECC 9:3)