Ecclesiastes 9:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
There was a smallקְטַנָּ֔ה
(ke·tan·nah,)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
cityעִ֣יר
(ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
with fewמְעָ֑ט
(me·'at;)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
men 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
in it and a greatגָּדֹול֙
(ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
kingמֶ֤לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
cameוּבָֽא־
(u·va-)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to it, surroundedוְסָבַ֣ב
(ve·sa·vav)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
it and constructedוּבָנָ֥ה
(u·va·nah)
1129: to builda prim. root
largeגְּדֹלִֽים׃
(ge·do·lim.)
1419: greatfrom gadal
siegeworksמְצֹודִ֥ים
(me·tzo·v·dim)
4685a: siegeworksfrom tsud
againstעָלֶ֖יהָ
(a·lei·ha)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
There was a little
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and few
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
within it and there came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
against it and besieged
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
it and built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
bulwarks
matsowd  (maw-tsode')
a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
against it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

King James Bible
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

International Standard Version
There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it.

NET Bible
There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it.

King James 2000 Bible
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
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