--- title: Ecclesiastes 8:8 — There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; ne… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it. Who acts: man, discharge, wickedness. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — man, discharge, wickedness — and what happens in the verse to power, wind, man, wickedness, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 12 chapters of Ecclesiastes on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. אֵ֣ין אָדָ֞ם שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּר֙וּחַ֙ לִכְל֣וֹא אֶת־הָר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֤ין שִׁלְטוֹן֙ בְּי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁלַ֖חַת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט רֶ֖שַׁע אֶת־בְּעָלָֽיו׃ [There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.160/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:ECC:150 # text = אֵ֣ין אָדָ֞ם שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּר֙וּחַ֙ לִכְל֣וֹא אֶת־הָר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֤ין שִׁלְטוֹן֙ בְּי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁלַ֖חַת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט רֶ֖שַׁע אֶת־בְּעָלָֽיו׃ # verse = ECC.8.8 1 אֵ֣ין אַיִן ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=there.[is].not|Ref=ECC_8:8!1|MId=o210080080011|Strong=0369|Type=negative 2 אָדָ֞ם אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ Gloss=anyone|Ref=ECC_8:8!2|MId=o210080080021|Strong=0120 3 שַׁלִּ֤יט שַׁלִּיט ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 amod _ Gloss=having.mastery|Ref=ECC_8:8!3|MId=o210080080031|Strong=7989|Type=adjective 4-6 בָּר֙וּחַ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 בָּ בְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=ECC_8:8!4|MId=o210080080041|Strong=0871a 5 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_8:8!4|MId=o210080080041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 ר֙וּחַ֙ רוּחַ NOUN _ Number=Sing 3 nmod _ Gloss=wind|Ref=ECC_8:8!4|MId=o210080080042|Strong=7307 7-8 לִכְל֣וֹא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_8:8!5|MId=o210080080051|Strong=3807a 8 כְל֣וֹא כָּלָא VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 1 advcl _ Gloss=restrain|Ref=ECC_8:8!5|MId=o210080080052|Strong=3607|Frame=A0:210080080021;A1:210080080072;|Type=infinitive_construct 9 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=ECC_8:8!6|MId=o210080080061|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 10-11 הָר֔וּחַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_8:8!7|MId=o210080080071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 ר֔וּחַ רוּחַ NOUN _ Number=Sing 8 obj _ Gloss=wind|Ref=ECC_8:8!7|MId=o210080080072|Strong=7307 12-13 וְאֵ֤ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_8:8!8|MId=o210080080081|Strong=2050b 13 אֵ֤ין אַיִן ADV _ _ 1 conj _ Gloss=there.[is].not|Ref=ECC_8:8!8|MId=o210080080082|Strong=0369|Type=negative 14 שִׁלְטוֹן֙ שִׁלְטוֹן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ Gloss=mastery|Ref=ECC_8:8!9|MId=o210080080091|Strong=7983 15-16 בְּי֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=ECC_8:8!10|MId=o210080080101|Strong=0871a 16 י֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=the.day|Ref=ECC_8:8!10|MId=o210080080102|Strong=3117 17-18 הַמָּ֔וֶת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=ECC_8:8!11|MId=o210080080111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 מָּ֔וֶת מָוֶת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=death|Ref=ECC_8:8!11|MId=o210080080112|Strong=4194 19-20 וְאֵ֥ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_8:8!12|MId=o210080080121|Strong=2050b 20 אֵ֥ין אַיִן ADV _ _ 1 conj _ Gloss=there.[is].not|Ref=ECC_8:8!12|MId=o210080080122|Strong=0369|Type=negative 21 מִשְׁלַ֖חַת מִשְׁלַחַת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Gloss=discharge|Ref=ECC_8:8!13|MId=o210080080131|Strong=4917 22-24 בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ECC_8:8!14|MId=o210080080141|Strong=0871a 23 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_8:8!14|MId=o210080080141ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 מִּלְחָמָ֑ה מִלְחָמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=battle|Ref=ECC_8:8!14|MId=o210080080142|Strong=4421 25-26 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_8:8!15|MId=o210080080151|Strong=2050b 26 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 27 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_8:8!15|MId=o210080080152|Strong=3808|Type=negative 27 יְמַלֵּ֥ט מָלַט VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 1 conj _ Gloss=it.will.rescue|Ref=ECC_8:8!16|MId=o210080080161|Strong=4422|Frame=A0:210080080171;A1:210080080191;|Type=yiqtol 28 רֶ֖שַׁע רֶשַׁע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ Gloss=wickedness|Ref=ECC_8:8!17|MId=o210080080171|Strong=7562 29 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=ECC_8:8!18|MId=o210080080181|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 30-31 בְּעָלָֽיו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 בְּעָלָֽי בַּעַל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 obj _ Gloss=owners|Ref=ECC_8:8!19|MId=o210080080191|Strong=1167 31 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=ECC_8:8!19|MId=o210080080192|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=ECC_8:8!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | כְלוֹא *restrain* | infinitive construct · qal | אָדָם *anyone* | רוּחַ *wind* | | | | **not** יְמַלֵּט *it will rescue* | yiqtol · piel | רֶשַׁע *wickedness* | בְּעָלָֽי *owners* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## The Targum {#onkelos} לֵית אֱנָשׁ דְּיִשְׁלוֹט בְּרוּחַ נִשְׁמְתָא לְמִמְנַע יָת נִשְׁמְתָא דְּחַיֵי בְּגִין דְּלָא יִפְסוֹק מִן גּוּפָא דֶּאֱנָשָׁא וְלֵית שִׁלְטוֹנָא בְּיוֹם מוֹתָא לְשֵׁיזָבָא גְּבַר לְחַבְרֵיהּ וְלֵית מָנֵי זְיָנָא מְסַיְּעָן בִּקְרָבָא וְלָא יְשֵׁיזִיב חוֹב יָת מָרוֹהִי בְּיוֹם דִּינָא רַבָּא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.160/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:ECC:150`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 8:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.8.7/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 8:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.8.9/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/8/)