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1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2 โ€œVanity of vanities,โ€ says the Preacher; โ€œVanity of vanities, all is vanity.โ€

3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

4 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

6 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

10 Is there a thing of which it may be said, โ€œBehold, this is new?โ€ It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

11 There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

15 That which is crooked canโ€™t be made straight; and that which is lacking canโ€™t be counted.

16 I said to myself, โ€œBehold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.โ€

17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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Hebrew interlinear — Ecclesiastes 1:1–18 (214 words)
1
  1. ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตื™ึ™dibrฤ“ydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  2. ืงึนื”ึถึฃืœึถืชqลheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  3. ื‘ึผึถืŸbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. ื“ึผึธื•ึดึ”ื“dฤwidDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
  5. ืžึถึ–ืœึถืšึฐmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  6. ื‘ึผึดื™ืจื•ึผืฉืึธืœึธึดึฝืืƒbรฎrรปลกฤloimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
2
  1. ื”ึฒื‘ึตึคืœhฤƒbฤ“lhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  2. ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดื™ืึ™hฤƒbฤlรฎmhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  3. ืึธืžึทึฃืจสพฤmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  4. ืงึนื”ึถึ”ืœึถืชqลheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  5. ื”ึฒื‘ึตึฅืœhฤƒbฤ“lhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  6. ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดึ–ื™ืhฤƒbฤlรฎmhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  7. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฅืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  8. ื”ึธึฝื‘ึถืœืƒhฤbelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
3
  1. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. ื™ึผึดืชึฐืจึ–ื•ึนืŸyitrรดnyithrown: preeminence, gainH3504
  3. ืœึธึฝืึธื“ึธึ‘ืlฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  4. ื‘ึผึฐื›ึธืœbฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  5. ืขึฒืžึธืœึ”ื•ึนสฟฤƒmฤlรด`amal: toil, i.e. wearing effort; (hence) worry, wheth. of body or mindH5999
  6. ืฉืึถึฝื™ึผึทืขึฒืžึนึ–ืœลกeyyaสฟฤƒmลl`amal: to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomenessH5998
  7. ืชึผึทึฅื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  8. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึฝืžึถืฉืืƒhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
4
  1. ื“ึผึคื•ึนืจdรดrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
  2. ื”ึนืœึตืšึฐึ™hลlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  3. ื•ึฐื“ึฃื•ึนืจwฤ•dรดrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
  4. ื‘ึผึธึ”ืbฤสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. ื•ึฐื”ึธืึธึ–ืจึถืฅwฤ•hฤสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  6. ืœึฐืขื•ึนืœึธึฅืlฤ•สฟรดlฤm`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  7. ืขึนืžึธึฝื“ึถืชืƒสฟลmฤdet`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
5
  1. ื•ึฐื–ึธืจึทึฅื—wฤ•zฤraแธฅzarach: (properly) to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun)H2224
  2. ื”ึทืฉืึผึถึ–ืžึถืฉืhaลกลกemeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  3. ื•ึผื‘ึธึฃืรปbฤสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  4. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึ‘ืžึถืฉืhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  5. ื•ึฐืึถึจืœwฤ•สพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. ืžึฐืงื•ึนืžึ”ื•ึนmฤ•qรดmรดmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  7. ืฉืื•ึนืึตึ›ืฃลกรดสพฤ“psha'aph: to inhale eagerly; (figuratively) to coverH7602
  8. ื–ื•ึนืจึตึฅื—ึทึฝzรดrฤ“แธฅazarach: (properly) to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun)H2224
  9. ื”ึ–ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  10. ืฉืึธึฝืืƒลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
6
  1. ื”ื•ึนืœึตืšึฐึ™hรดlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. ื“ึผึธืจึ”ื•ึนืdฤrรดmdarowm: the south; poet. the south windH1864
  4. ื•ึฐืกื•ึนื‘ึตึ–ื‘wฤ•sรดbฤ“bcabab: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)H5437
  5. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. ืฆึธืคึ‘ื•ึนืŸแนฃฤpรดntsaphown: (properly) hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)H6828
  7. ืกื•ึนื‘ึตึคื‘ื€sรดbฤ“bcabab: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)H5437
  8. ืกึนื‘ึตื‘ึ™sลbฤ“bcabab: to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)H5437
  9. ื”ื•ึนืœึตึฃืšึฐhรดlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  10. ื”ึธืจึ”ื•ึผื—ึทhฤrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  11. ื•ึฐืขึทืœwฤ•สฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  12. ืกึฐื‘ึดื™ื‘ึนืชึธึ–ื™ื•sฤ•bรฎbลtฤywcabiyb: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environsH5439
  13. ืฉืึธึฅื‘ลกฤbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  14. ื”ึธืจึฝื•ึผื—ึทืƒhฤrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
7
  1. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ื”ึทื ึผึฐื—ึธืœึดื™ืึ™hannฤ•แธฅฤlรฎmnachal: a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs)H5158
  3. ื”ึนืœึฐื›ึดึฃื™ืhลlฤ•kรฎmhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  4. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  5. ื”ึทื™ึผึธึ”ืhayyฤmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  6. ื•ึฐื”ึทื™ึผึธึ–ืwฤ•hayyฤmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  7. ืึตื™ื ึถึฃื ึผื•ึผสพรชnennรปayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  8. ืžึธืœึตึ‘ืmฤlฤ“สพmale': full (literally or figuratively); (literally) fillingH4392
  9. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  10. ืžึฐืงึ—ื•ึนืmฤ•qรดmmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  11. ืฉืึถึคื”ึทื ึผึฐื—ึธืœึดื™ืึ™ลกehannฤ•แธฅฤlรฎmnachal: a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs)H5158
  12. ื”ึนึฝืœึฐื›ึดึ”ื™ืhลlฤ•kรฎmhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  13. ืฉืึธึ›ืลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  14. ื”ึตึฅืhฤ“mhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  15. ืฉืึธื‘ึดึ–ื™ืลกฤbรฎmshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  16. ืœึธืœึธึฝื›ึถืชืƒlฤlฤkethalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
8
  1. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ื”ึทื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึดึฃื™ืhaddฤ•bฤrรฎmdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. ื™ึฐื’ึตืขึดึ”ื™ืyฤ•gฤ“สฟรฎmyagea`: tired; hence (transitive) tiresomeH3023
  4. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. ื™ื•ึผื›ึทึฅืœyรปkalyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
  6. ืึดึ–ื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  7. ืœึฐื“ึทื‘ึผึตึ‘ืจlฤ•dabbฤ“rdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
  8. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  9. ืชึดืฉื‚ึฐื‘ึผึทึฅืขtiล›baสฟsaba`: to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)H7646
  10. ืขึทึ™ื™ึดืŸึ™สฟayin`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  11. ืœึดืจึฐืึ”ื•ึนืชlirสพรดtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  12. ื•ึฐืœึนืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  13. ืชึดืžึผึธืœึตึฅืtimmฤlฤ“สพmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
  14. ืึนึ–ื–ึถืŸสพลzenozen: broadness; (concretely) the ear (from its form in man)H241
  15. ืžึดืฉืึผึฐืžึนึฝืขึทืƒmiลกลกฤ•mลaสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
9
  1. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. ืฉืึผึถึฝื”ึธื™ึธื”ึ™ลกehฤyฤhhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  3. ื”ึฃื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  4. ืฉืึถื™ึผึดื”ึฐื™ึถึ”ื”ลกeyyihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  5. ื•ึผืžึทื”รปmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. ืฉืึถื ึผึทึฝืขึฒืฉื‚ึธึ”ื”ลกennaสฟฤƒล›รข`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  7. ื”ึ–ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ืฉืึถื™ึผึตืขึธืฉื‚ึถึ‘ื”ลกeyyฤ“สฟฤล›e`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  9. ื•ึฐืึตึฅื™ืŸwฤ•สพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  10. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  11. ื—ึธื“ึธึ–ืฉืแธฅฤdฤลกchadash: newH2319
  12. ืชึผึทึฅื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  13. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึฝืžึถืฉืืƒhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
10
  1. ื™ึตึฅืฉืyฤ“ลกyesh: entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961)H3426
  2. ื“ึผึธื‘ึธึ›ืจdฤbฤrdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. ืฉืึถื™ึผึนืืžึทึฅืจลกeyyลสพmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  4. ืจึฐืึตื”rฤ•สพฤ“ra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  5. ื–ึถึ–ื”zezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  6. ื—ึธื“ึธึฃืฉืแธฅฤdฤลกchadash: newH2319
  7. ื”ึ‘ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ื›ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึ™kฤ•bฤrkbar: (properly) extent of time, i.e. a great whileH3528
  9. ื”ึธื™ึธึฃื”hฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  10. ืœึฐืขึนึฝืœึธืžึดึ”ื™ืlฤ•สฟลlฤmรฎm`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  11. ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  12. ื”ึธื™ึธึ–ื”hฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  13. ืžึดืœึผึฐืคึธื ึตึฝื ื•ึผืƒmillฤ•pฤnฤ“nรปpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
11
  1. ืึตึฅื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  2. ื–ึดื›ึฐืจึ–ื•ึนืŸzikrรดnzikrown: a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)H2146
  3. ืœึธืจึดืืฉืึนื ึดึ‘ื™ืlฤriสพลกลnรฎmri'shown: first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)H7223
  4. ื•ึฐื’ึทึจืwฤ•gamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  5. ืœึธืึทื—ึฒืจึนื ึดึœื™ืlฤสพaแธฅฤƒrลnรฎmacharown: hinder; (generally) late or lastH314
  6. ืฉืึถื™ึผึดื”ึฐื™ึ—ื•ึผลกeyyihyรปhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  7. ืœึนึฝืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ื™ึดื”ึฐื™ึถึคื”yihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  9. ืœึธื”ึถืึ™lฤhemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  10. ื–ึดื›ึผึธืจึ”ื•ึนืŸzikkฤrรดnzikrown: a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)H2146
  11. ืขึดึฅืสฟim`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
  12. ืฉืึถื™ึผึดื”ึฐื™ึ–ื•ึผลกeyyihyรปhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  13. ืœึธืึทื—ึฒืจึนื ึธึฝื”ืƒlฤสพaแธฅฤƒrลnรขacharown: hinder; (generally) late or lastH314
12
  1. ืึฒื ึดึฃื™สพฤƒnรฎaniy: IH589
  2. ืงึนื”ึถึ—ืœึถืชqลheletqoheleth: a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)H6953
  3. ื”ึธื™ึดึฅื™ืชึดื™hฤyรฎtรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  4. ืžึถึ›ืœึถืšึฐmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  5. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ–ืœyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  7. ื‘ึผึดื™ืจื•ึผืฉืึธืœึธึดึฝืืƒbรฎrรปลกฤloimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
13
  1. ื•ึฐื ึธืชึทึฃืชึผึดื™wฤ•nฤtattรฎnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. ืœึดื‘ึผึดึ—ื™libbรฎleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. ืœึดื“ึฐืจึคื•ึนืฉืlidrรดลกdarash: (properly) to tread or frequent; (usually) to follow (for pursuit or search)H1875
  5. ื•ึฐืœึธืชื•ึผืจึ™wฤ•lฤtรปrtuwr: to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitringH8446
  6. ื‘ึผึทึฝื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ”ื”baแธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  7. ืขึทึ›ืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  8. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  9. ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  10. ื ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึธึ–ื”naสฟฤƒล›รข`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  11. ืชึผึทึฃื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  12. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธืžึธึ‘ื™ึดืhaลกลกฤmฤyimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  13. ื”ึฃื•ึผืื€hรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  14. ืขึดื ึฐื™ึทึฃืŸสฟinyan`inyan: bustle; (generally) employmentH6045
  15. ืจึธึ—ืขrฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  16. ื ึธืชึทึงืŸnฤtannathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  17. ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ›ื™ืสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  18. ืœึดื‘ึฐื ึตึฅื™libnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  19. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ–ืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  20. ืœึทืขึฒื ึฅื•ึนืชlaสฟฤƒnรดt`anah: to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)H6031
14
  1. ืจึธืึดึ™ื™ืชึดื™ึ™rฤสพรฎtiyra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  2. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. ื”ึทึฝืžึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึดึ”ื™ืhammaสฟฤƒล›รฎmma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  5. ืฉืึถึฝื ึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึ–ื•ึผลกennaสฟฤƒล›รป`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  6. ืชึผึทึฃื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  7. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึ‘ืžึถืฉืhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  8. ื•ึฐื”ึดื ึผึตึฅื”wฤ•hinnฤ“hinneh: lo!H2009
  9. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึ›ืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  10. ื”ึถึ–ื‘ึถืœhebelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
  11. ื•ึผืจึฐืขึฅื•ึผืชรปrฤ•สฟรปtr`uwth: a feeding upon, i.e. grasping afterH7469
  12. ืจึฝื•ึผื—ึทืƒrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
15
  1. ืžึฐืขึปื•ึผึธึ–ืชmฤ•สฟuwwฤt`avath: to wrestH5791
  2. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื™ื•ึผื›ึทึฃืœyรปkalyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
  4. ืœึดืชึฐืงึนึ‘ืŸlitqลntaqan: to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive)H8626
  5. ื•ึฐื—ึถืกึฐืจึ–ื•ึนืŸwฤ•แธฅesrรดnchecrown: deficiencyH2642
  6. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. ื™ื•ึผื›ึทึฅืœyรปkalyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
  8. ืœึฐื”ึดืžึผึธื ึฝื•ึนืชืƒlฤ•himmฤnรดtmanah: (properly) to weigh out; (by implication) to allot or constitute officiallyH4487
16
  1. ื“ึผึดื‘ึผึทึจืจึฐืชึผึดื™dibbartรฎdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
  2. ืึฒื ึดึคื™สพฤƒnรฎaniy: IH589
  3. ืขึดืสฟim`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
  4. ืœึดื‘ึผึดื™ึ™libbiyleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  5. ืœึตืืžึนึ”ืจlฤ“สพmลramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  6. ืึฒื ึดึ—ื™สพฤƒnรฎaniy: IH589
  7. ื”ึดื ึผึตึจื”hinnฤ“hinneh: lo!H2009
  8. ื”ึดื’ึฐื“ึผึทึคืœึฐืชึผึดื™higdaltรฎgadal: (properly) to twist; to be large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)H1431
  9. ื•ึฐื”ื•ึนืกึทึ™ืคึฐืชึผึดื™ึ™wฤ•hรดsaptiyyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  10. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ”ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  11. ืขึทึ›ืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  12. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  13. ืึฒืฉืึถืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  14. ื”ึธื™ึธึฅื”hฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  15. ืœึฐืคึธื ึทึ–ื™lฤ•pฤnaypaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  16. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  17. ื™ึฐืจื•ึผืฉืึธืœึธึดึ‘ืyฤ•rรปลกฤlฤimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
  18. ื•ึฐืœึดื‘ึผึดึ›ื™wฤ•libbรฎleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  19. ืจึธืึธึฅื”rฤสพรขra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  20. ื”ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึตึ–ื”harbฤ“rabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  21. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึฅื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  22. ื•ึธื“ึธึฝืขึทืชืƒwฤdฤสฟatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
17
  1. ื•ึธืึถืชึผึฐื ึธึคื”wฤสพettฤ•nรขnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. ืœึดื‘ึผึดื™ึ™libbiyleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. ืœึธื“ึทึฃืขึทืชlฤdaสฟatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ”ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. ื•ึฐื“ึทึฅืขึทืชwฤ•daสฟatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  6. ื”ื•ึนืœึตืœึ–ื•ึนืชhรดlฤ“lรดthowlelah: follyH1947
  7. ื•ึฐืฉื‚ึดื›ึฐืœึ‘ื•ึผืชwฤ•ล›iklรปtcikluwth: sillinessH5531
  8. ื™ึธื“ึทึ•ืขึฐืชึผึดื™yฤdaสฟtรฎyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  9. ืฉืึถื’ึผึทืลกeggamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  10. ื–ึถึฅื”zezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  11. ื”ึ–ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  12. ืจึทืขึฐื™ึฅื•ึนืŸraสฟyรดnra`yown: desireH7475
  13. ืจึฝื•ึผื—ึทืƒrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
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  1. ื›ึผึดึ›ื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื‘ึผึฐืจึนึฅื‘bฤ•rลbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  3. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ–ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  4. ืจึธื‘rฤbrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  5. ื›ึผึธึ‘ืขึทืกkฤสฟaska`ac: vexationH3708
  6. ื•ึฐื™ื•ึนืกึดึฅื™ืฃwฤ•yรดsรฎpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  7. ื“ึผึทึ–ืขึทืชdaสฟatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  8. ื™ื•ึนืกึดึฅื™ืฃyรดsรฎpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  9. ืžึทื›ึฐืึฝื•ึนื‘ืƒmakสพรดbmak'ob: anguish or (figuratively) afflictionH4341

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Strong's words in Ecclesiastes 1 (6)
Strong's H1961 — ืฉืึผึถึฝื”ึธื™ึธื”ึ™ (ลกehฤyฤh)
hayah (haw-yaw) v. 1. to exist 2. to be or become 3. to come into being, i.e. to happen, to occur (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) [a primitive root] KJV: beacon, X altogether, be. Appears 9 times in Ecclesiastes 1.
Strong's H3605 — ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฅืœ (hakkลl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 9 times in Ecclesiastes 1.
Strong's H1892 — ื”ึฒื‘ึตึคืœ (hฤƒbฤ“l)
hebel (heh'bel) (or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}) n-m. 1. emptiness or vanity 2. (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactory 3. often used as an adverb [from H1891] KJV: X altogether, vain, vanity. Root(s): H1891. Appears 6 times in Ecclesiastes 1.
Strong's H1980 — ื”ึนืœึตืšึฐึ™ (hลlฤ“k)
halak (haw-lak') v. 1. a primitive root 2. to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) [akin to H3212] KJV: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be c. Appears 6 times in Ecclesiastes 1.
Strong's H2451 — ื‘ึผึทึฝื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ”ื” (baแธฅokmรข)
chokmah (khok-maw') n-f. 1. wisdom (in a good sense) [from H2449] KJV: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. Root(s): H2449. Appears 5 times in Ecclesiastes 1.
Strong's H8121 — ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึฝืžึถืฉืืƒ (haลกลกฤmeลก)
shemesh (sheh'-mesh) n-e. 1. the sun 2. (by implication) the east 3. (figuratively) a ray 4. (architecturally) a notched battlement [from an unused root meaning to be brilliant] KJV: + east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window. See also H1053. See also: H1053. Appears 5 times in Ecclesiastes 1.

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“Therefore it is written in Ecclesiastes, โ€œAnd I added wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem; and my heart saw many things; and besides, I knew wisdom and knowledge, parables and understanding. And this also is the choice of the spirit, because in abundance of wisdom...”

What the Early Church wrote about Ecclesiastes 1 (4)

  • “These words speaks Solomon, the son of David the king and prophet, to the whole Church of God, a prince most honoured, and a prophet most wise above all men.”

    — Gregory of Neocaesarea (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 1:1

  • “but in the second book โ€œSolomonโ€ is not written, but it reads, โ€œthe words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.โ€ To be sure he writes that he is โ€œSon of Davidโ€ just as in the first book and also โ€œking of Israel.โ€ But there he wrote โ€œProverbsโ€ but here...”

    — Origen (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 1:1

  • “I thoughtfully examined and wisely learned the nature of everything on earth. I discovered that it was all very complex, because human beings are allowed to toil away on earth, wallowing about uselessly in various kinds of pretentious effort at various times.”

  • “This, it seems to me, is the reason why Solomon arraigns the whole bodily universe as being in a way burdensome and as impeding the activity of spirits, thus: โ€œVanity of vanities, all is vanity, said the Preacher; all is vanity.โ€ โ€œFor,โ€ he adds, โ€œI looked and I saw all things...”

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