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How Hebrew Commands the Heart to Release What Cannot Last

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Hebrew Grammar for Beginners
Ecclesiastes 11:10 וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃ 1. Transliteration Vehāsēr kaʿas millibbekha, vehaʿăvēr rāʿāh mibbesārekha, kī-hayyaldūt vehashshaḥărūt hāvel. 2. Literal Translation And remove vexation from your heart, and cause evil to pass away from your flesh, for childhood and the dawn of life are vapor. 3. Grammar Focus: Two Commands That Push Trouble Away This verse gives two strong commands: הָסֵר and הַעֲבֵר. Both forms are commands, telling the listener to act. הָסֵר comes from the root ס־ו־ר, meaning “to turn aside” or “remove.”… Learn Hebrew
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The Twin Imperatives of Letting Go: Imperative Chains in Ecclesiastes 11:10

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Biblical Hebrew
וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃ Ecclesiastes 11:10 concludes a poetic exhortation on youth and mortality with a double command: וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס מִלִּבֶּךָ and וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ. These imperatives invite the reader not only to rejoice in life but to release inner turmoil and physical harm. The verse employs two different Hifil imperatives—הָסֵר (“remove”) and הַעֲבֵר (“cause to pass away”)—in parallel form. Together, they build a theology of emotional and ethical detachment, leading into the haunting refrain: כִּֽי־הַיַּלְדוּת וְהַשַּׁחֲרוּת הָבֶל, “for youth and dawn are vapor.”… Learn Hebrew
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