All 3 Uses of
perish
in
Ecclesiastes
- 5:14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.†
Chpt 5 *perish = die, be destroyed, or cease to exist
- 7:15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.†
Chpt 7perisheth = dies or is destroyedstandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She perisheth" in older English, today we say "She perishes."
- 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.†
Chpt 9perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
Definition:
to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
You may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen.