Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
task
Usage: occupation, task, job
Strong's Number
H6045
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
1
Strong's H6045 Quick Answer
Strong's H6045 עִניָן (`inyan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `inyan (in-yawn') n-m. 1. bustle 2. (generally) employment It has 8 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include travail and business. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `inyan (in-yawn') n-m. 1. bustle 2. (generally) employment
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- travail and business
Meaning and Definition
`inyan (in-yawn') n-m. 1. bustle 2. (generally) employment 3. (specifically) an affair [from H6031] KJV: business, travail. Root(s): H6031
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6045. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6045 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `inyan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
travail
Ecclesiastes 1:13
6×
business
Ecclesiastes 5:3
2×
How Strong's H6045 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6045 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6045 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6045.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6045, grouped by book.
Ecclesiastes 8 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6045 FAQ
What does inyan (עִנְיָן) mean?
Inyan (Strong's H6045) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "business". `inyan (in-yawn') n-m. 1. bustle 2. (generally) employment
How many times is inyan (עִנְיָן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H6045 across 1 book.
Where can I study inyan (עִנְיָן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6045 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate inyan (עִנְיָן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as travail and business. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.