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Hebrew wordlink #127860

OSHB 1 Sam 6:9 מִקְרֶה (miqreh) Strongs=4745 Lemma=‘מִקְרֶה’
contextual word gloss=‘chance’ word gloss=‘chance’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1140

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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 20:26 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_chance’ word gloss=‘happened’ OSHB 1 SAM 20:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 And_not Shāʼūl he _spoke anything in _the_day (the)_that if/because he _said is_chance it not is_clean he if/because not clean. (SA1_20:26)

OET-RV: 26 but Sha’ul didn’t say anything that day, thinking, “Something must have happened that made him ceremonially unclean.” (SA1 20:26)

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)

Hebrew words (3) other than מִקְרֶה (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘chance’

RUTH 2:3 מִקְרֶהָ (miqrehā) Lemmas=‘מִקְרֶה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘chance_of, her’ morpheme glosses=‘chance_of, she’ OSHB RUTH 2:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 And_she _went and_she _came and_she _gleaned in _the_field behind the_harvesters chance _of_her and_it _chanced _on the _portion _of the_field of_Boˊaz who was_from_the _clan _of ʼElīmelek. (RUT_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 So Ruth left and went to the countryside where she picked up heads of grain after the harvesters, and it just so happened that that part of the countryside belonged to Boaz who was Elimelek’s relative. (RUT 2:3)

2 SAM 1:6 נִקְרֹא (niqroʼ) Lemma=‘קָרָא’ contextual word gloss=‘by_chance_(happen_to_be)’ word gloss=‘by_chance’ OSHB 2 SAM 1:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 And_he/it _said the _young_man who_had_told to_him/it by _chance _(happen _to _be) I _found _myself on_the _mountain _of (the)_Gilboˊa and_see/lo/see Shāʼūl/(Saul) was_leaning on spear _of_his and_see/lo/see the_chariotry and_the _owners _of the _horses they_overtook _him. (SA2_1:6)

OET-RV: 6 “I happened to be on Mt. Gilboa,” the young man replied, “and listen, Sha’ul was leaning on his spear. Then wow, the chariots and the masters of the chariot horses overtook him, (SA2 1:6)

ECC 9:11 וָפֶגַע (vāfegaˊ) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘פֶּגַע’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, chance’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chance’ OSHB ECC 9:11 word 26

OET-LV: 11 I _returned and_I _saw under the_sun if/because _that not belongs_to_ones the_race and_not belongs_to_men the_battle and_also not belongs_to_people food and_also not belongs_to_who_has _understanding wealth and_also not belongs_to_who_has _knowledge favour if/because time and_chance it _happens _to DOM of _them _of_all. (ECC_9:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  11 I again saw in this world
⇔ that the fastest ones don’t always win the race,
⇔ the most powerful side doesn’t always win the war,
⇔ wise people don’t always have enough to eat,
⇔ intelligent people don’t always get wealthy,
⇔ and people with understanding don’t always win favour,
⇔ because chance and timing affects them all. (ECC 9:11)